Corona Crisis: Mayors Act Now

Global Parliament of Mayors have initiated the campaign, Corona Crisis: Mayors Act Now, designed to connect mayors, cities and local governments, and to provide an overview of mayoral initiatives and city leadership.

Why it matters

The campaign, Corona Crisis: Mayors Act Now, is a GPM initiative designed to connect mayors, cities and local governments, providing an overview of mayoral initiatives and city leadership. The GPM supports Mayors to be responsive to the Corona Crisis, to keep Mayors and cities connected during the pandemic. The campaign runs on the Virtual Parliament of the GPM, a closed website where mayors can share their questions and comments. The campaign also runs on the GPM website where local initiatives, policy tools, communiques and publications with regard to city leadership during the global Corona Crisis.

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Global Parliament of Mayors, January 1970

What we do

We partner with city officials to establish local risk assessments and design action plans and programmatic responses. From de-radicalisation programming to youth engagement strategies, we ensure that local responses address local needs.

Working from the ground up, we establish local coordination bodies that unite city halls, civil society educators, public health bodies, the private sector and faith leaders to identify and address community tensions. We base our success on harnessing existing and credible institutions, from social services to traditional civic infrastructure.

We galvanise mayors, city officials, local services, communities and youth, training them to play active roles in diagnosing and responding to local risk factors, creating an international repository of best practice approaches.

We help members access the latest research and best practice from across the network through our SCN Online Hub, which features stories, interviews, guides and training modules for teachers, city officials and civil society. Our SCN Hate and Extremism Mapper provides members with data, building digital observatories that correlate online risks with offline behaviour.

We act as a bridge, creating stronger working relationships between local and national governments. We also provide civil society with the knowledge, skills and resources to foster meaningful partnerships with officials in city halls.