World Mayor 2016
Nominate your candidate
The 2016 Prize will be conferred to a mayor who has accepted the challenges posed by migration but is also convinced of its longterm benefits. He or she will be leading a city where past and/or more recent immigrants have contributed to the city’s society, economy and culture. The City Mayors Foundation, the organiser of the biennial World Mayor Project, will also consider a mayor for the Prize whose community has shown exceptional resilience during the recent arrivals from desaster-torn regions of the world.
 
The City Mayors Foundation is looking for mayors who have recognised that people, whatever their origin, status or background, are the greatest capital the world has to offer. This year’s World Mayor Project will identify mayors whose cities have done the most to welcome immigrants and have used their skills to enrich and diversify society culturally, economically and socially.

We also welcome examples of contributions made by immigrants and challenges faced and mastered by towns and cities.

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The 2016 Longlist
The current longlist for this year’s World Mayor Prize includes mayors who, together with their communities, have, since the beginning of 2015, made exceptional efforts to welcome refugees and integrate migrants. Some of the mayors listed below have even in the face of strong opposition steadfastly defended the rights of all people to be treated with compassion and be offered safety. They have also repeatedly stressed the contributions immigrants have made to their cities. More names will be added in the coming weeks. MORE

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Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary, Canada
awarded the 2014 World Mayor Prize
Naheed Nenshi, the Mayor of Calgary, Canada, has been awarded the 2014 World Mayor Prize. First runner-up Daniël Termont, Mayor of Ghent, Belgium, will be conferred the World Mayor Commendation for Services to European Cities. Second runner-up Mayor Tri Rismaharini will receive the World Mayor Commendation for services to the City of Surabaya, Indonesia.

The top 10 Mayors of World Mayor 2014

Rank	Mayor	City	Country
1	Naheed Nenshi	Calgary	Canada
2	Daniël Termont	Ghent	Belgium
3	Tri Rismaharini	Surabaya	Indonesia
4	Carlos Ocariz	Sucre	Venezuela
5	Jed Patrick Mabilog	Iloilo City	Philippines
6	Albrecht Schröter	Jena	Germany
7	Annise Parker	Houston	USA
8	Yiannis Boutaris	Thessaloniki	Greece
9	Giusy Nicolini	Lampedusa	Italy
10	Aziz Kocaoglu	Izmir	Turkey

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Winners of the World Mayor
Prize from 2004 to 2014
The World Mayor Prize was first awarded in 2004 to the Mayor of Tirana. Since then it has been presented to the mayors of Athens, Melbourne, Cape Town, Mexico City, Bilbao and Calgary. MORE


Many World Mayor finalists
succeeded to higher office
When in October 2014 Joko Widodo assumed the presidency of Indonesia, another finalist of the World Mayor Project successfully made the move from running a city to occupying a high national office. Other city leaders, who were honoured by the World Mayor Project since 2004 and stepped up from local to national and even international office, include the former mayors of Mexico City, Sofia, Tirana, Cape Town, Athens, San Francisco, Baltimore, Lisbon and Florence. MORE


Code of Ethics
for city leaders
The City Mayors Foundation and the World Mayor Project were established in 2003 to promote, encourage and facilitate good local government. To strengthen local government further, a Code of Ethics for city leaders, who wish to perform their duties beyond all reproach, has been devised. All mayors wishing be considered for the World Mayor Prize are expected to sign up to the Code of Ethics. MORE


World Mayor Prize sculpture
shows courage and conviction
City Mayors commissioned French artist Manuel Ferrari to design a sculpture that was as unique as the city of the winning mayor. City Mayors' senior editor, Tann vom Hove, said: “We asked Manuel Ferrari to produce a design that shows what an inspirational mayor can achieve if he builds on strong foundations.” MORE