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FRONT PAGE About World Mayor City Mayors Foundation    WORLD MAYOR 2021 - The Winners - The Project - The Finalists - Rotterdam presentation - The Shortlist - The Longlist - Selection criteria - Covid-19 - World Mayor history - World Mayor Sculpture - Poverty - Code of Ethics - Press & Media INTERVIEWS - Mayor of Ankara - Mayor of Braga - Mayor of Bratislava - Mayor of Grigny - Maire de Grigny - Mayor of Rotterdam - Mayor of Saint-Omer - Mayor of San Bellino - Sindaco di San Bellino - Mayor of Villa del Conte ESSAYS - Mayor of Ankara - Mayor of Braga - Mayor of Bratislava - Mayor of Grigny - Maire de Grigny - Mayor of Mannheim - Mayor of Raqqa - Mayor of Rotterdam - Mayor of Saint-Omer - Maire de Saint-Omer TESTIMONIALS - Mayor of Amsterdam - Mayor of Ankara - Mayor of Arnhem - Mayor of Bergamo - Mayor of Bogotá - Mayor of Braga - Mayor of Bratislava - Mayor of Buenos Aires - Mayor of Carmignano - Mayor of Cascais - Mayor of Compton - Mayor of Dantumadiel - Mayor of Freetown - Mayor of Grenoble - Mayor of Grigny - Mayor of Guarulhos - Mayor of Kuala Lumpur - Mayor of Mannheim - Mayor of Mexico City - Mayor of Milan - Mayor of Raqqa - Mayor of Rostock - Mayor of Rotterdam - Mayor of Saint-Omer - Mayor of San Bellino - Mayor of Villa del Conte - Mayor of Warsaw WORLD MAYOR 2018 WORLD MAYOR 2016 WORLD MAYOR 2014 WORLD MAYOR 2012 WORLD MAYOR 2010 WORLD MAYOR 2008 WORLD MAYOR 2006 WORLD MAYOR 2005 WORLD MAYOR 2004 |
World Mayor 2020 Mayors fighting Poverty In 2020, as in previous years, the World Mayor Prize and Commendations will be awarded to mayors who have made outstanding and long-lasting contributions to the well being of their communities. This year, the City Mayors Foundation, the organisers of the World Mayor Project, is looking for mayors who have made the relief of poverty one of their top priorities. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of different causes of poverty. Easing poverty in cities, towns and villages requires an understanding of its causes and a passionate desire to find solutions. The World Mayor Project invites you to nominate mayors who find poverty unacceptable and have an action programme in place to alleviate its immediate effects. Your candidate for the World Mayor Honours will also have conceived policies and concepts to reduce poverty, neglect, isolation and inequality long-term. We are looking for mayors from communities of all sizes and invite nominations from all parts of the world. PLEASE NOMINATE YOUR CANDIDATE FOR WORLD MAYOR 2020 During the course of 2020, the World Mayor Project will feature mayors who have first-hand knowledge of the misery material poverty, social isolation and general neglect causes to adults, young people and children. The chosen mayors also understand that prolonged poverty and growing inequality harms the social fabric of communities, be they cities, towns or villages. Mayors to be considered for the World Mayor Honours will also have show that they have a commitment to building a long term strategy to tackle and reduce poverty by creating successful partnership arrangements with community groups, public and voluntary education, health, environment, housing services and businesses. Mayors to be considered for the World Mayor Honours will also have shown that they regard all local residents, including the poor and the vulnerable, as valuable members of their communities. Mayors will not tolerate any form of discrimination against people who have little. Mayors will ensure their rights in society and protect their dignity. Above all, the organisers of World Mayor 2020 wish to hear from you about mayors who, together with their teams, have a proven track record of supporting the disadvantaged in their communities and who have developed concepts that could be emulated by other cities. Mayors can help with the causes and consequences of poverty There is no universal solution to dealing with poverty. Deprivation, neglect and inequality take many forms. They affect communities and individuals in hundreds of different ways. The following selection lists just a few areas where Mayors fighting Poverty and their administrations can make a difference. • Acute and generational poverty • Child poverty • Hardship caused by events – natural or man-made • Crime and drug dealing • Homelessness and overcrowding • Loneliness among the elderly and other isolated groups of people • Economic exploitation of women • Violence against women and girls • Economic exploitation of children • Lack of security for other vulnerable groups of people • Lack of access to education for disadvantaged children • Lack of access to adult education • Lack of job opportunities for young adults and people with low skills • Lack of basic domestic amenities • Lack of access to health care • Lack of access to clean water and sanitation • Lack of access to telecommunication and transport • Lack of access to leisure facilities • Lack of support for single-parent families • Lack of emergency shelters and food • Lack of help to refugees and other groups of immigrants Some of the qualities mayors should possess to be considered for the World Mayor Prize Mayors to be considered for the World Mayor Honours will also possess most of the following qualities • Competence in managing the day-to-day affairs of their cities • Acumen of financial, business and economic affairs • Honesty and integrity in decision-making • Repugnance for using the office of mayor for self-enrichment • Fairness in dealing with the varied needs and concerns of citizens • Ability and ambition to be a mayor for all citizens, irrespective of their cultural, racial or social backgrounds and political beliefs • Passion for fostering tolerance and amity among different communities • Belief in working together with other cities, nationally and internationally • Vision for a city that provides future generations of citizens with prosperity, safety and happiness • Conviction that protecting and enhancing the environment is not optional but an absolute must • Caring for disadvantaged groups of citizens • Agreement to the City Mayors’ Code of Ethics PLEASE NOMINATE YOUR CANDIDATE FOR WORLD MAYOR 2020 |