Press Releases
GPM supports cities advocating for the UN Global Compact on climate change and migration
The Hague, December 6, 2017 - Mayors from 50 cities around the world gathered in Chicago for a North America Climate Summit between 4-6 December 2017. They signed an unprecedented international declaration - the Chicago [...]
GPM calls for protection and empowerment of migrant children
The Hague, December 4, 2017 - As politicians, experts and activists come together in Puerto Vallarta to start shaping the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) that will be adopted a year [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors calls for moratorium on death penalty in cities
The Hague, November 27, 2017 - The death penalty is an unusually cruel and inhumane form of punishment. It constitutes a violation of the right to life and the right to live free of torture. The death penalty [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with targets COP23
The Hague, November 14, 2017 - As politicians and activists meet together for the COP23 summit in Bonn, the Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with the overwhelming majority of nations that have committed [...]
From global to local to face challenges in cities
Stavanger, September 28, 2017 – Over 45 mayors and deputy mayors representing cities from around the globe, took part in the second Annual Convening of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). Local and tailored solutions [...]
Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award to Mayor Leoluca Orlando
Stavanger - September 25, 2017 - At the start of the Annual Convening of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM), Mayor Leoluca Orlando (Palermo) received the Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award. Mayor Orlando is [...]
Statement: GPM stands in solidarity with the Mayor of El Hatillo Caracas, Venezuela
The Hague, September 22, 2017 - The GPM stands in solidarity with mayor David Smolansky, of El Hatillo (Caracas), who sought political asylum in Brazil on September 14, 2017. Mayor Smolansky is a widely respected member [...]
ANNUAL CONVENING GLOBAL PARLIAMENT OF MAYORS ON ‘A GOVERNANCE REVOLUTION EMPOWERING CITIES’
Mayors representing cities from all over the world will convene in Stavanger, Norway, September 24-26, for the Second Annual Meeting of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). The Mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando, will receive [...]
Statement: GPM committed to meeting targets COP21
Mannheim, June 3, 2017 - The recent decision of U.S. President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement (COP21) underlines the imperative for cities around the world to assume the lead on climate change. The [...]
In memory of Dr. Benjamin Barber, Founder of the Global Parliament of Mayors
Dr. Benjamin Barber, August 2, 1939 – April 24, 2017 The Hague, May 8 2017 – Dr. Barber, Founder of the Global Parliament of Mayors and Chair of the GPM Consultative Committee, died in New York [...]
Mayor de Lille (Cape Town) new Chair of Steering Committee
The Hague, March - From March 1, Patricia de Lille, mayor of Cape Town, is the Chairwoman of the Steering Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors. She will be the interim Chair until the [...]
Inaugural meeting of Global Parliament of Mayors in The Hague, The Netherlands
The Hague / New York, September 1st 2016 On September 9, 10-11 2016, mayors representing cities from all over the world will convene in The Hague and celebrate the founding of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). This [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors established during conference in The Hague, The Netherlands
The Hague, September 11th 2016 Over 60 mayors representing cities from all over the world today founded the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) at the conclusion of a two-day conference in The Hague, The Netherlands. [...]