UN Forum of Mayors

The Forum of Mayor is a ground-breaking initiative that convenes mayors in a formal UN process in Geneva to discuss the pressing global challenges, experiences, and practices to create a better world that leaves no one behind. The Forum adopted declarations and conveyed recommendations to UN Member States. It promoted a new and more inclusive multilateralism, which enabled mayors to participate in global debates alongside States and develop collective solutions that respond to people’s concerns.

The UN Forum of Mayors is a United Nations body that enhances coherence and complementarity between the local, regional and global levels in addressing common challenges related to sustainable urban development and governance, contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Since 2020, the Forum’s annual meetings have facilitated collaboration and the exchange of good practices among mayors and fostered dialogue among cities, member States and relevant international organizations. More than 160 cities have thus far participated in its meetings. The Global Cities Hub (GCH) is proud to be a partner since its first edition in 2020.

The 2025 UN FoM was set up as a “High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) for Cities”. It reviewed, through a local lens, the same Sustainable Development Goals that were the focus of the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, held in New York in July 2025. The 6th UN FoM continues on this path and will also focus on the SDGs on review at HLPF.