about the organization
The Honorable Ndiawar Toure - President
From the beginning it was agreed that the NCBM and Union Des Villes Africans
(UVA), the organization of African Mayors would be the two founding organizations.
Members of both organizations would automatically become members of the
new World Conference of Mayors, Inc. From that organizational meeting,
Ford was elected Founding President along with a Board of Directors, and
staff headed by Michelle Kourouma. In the fall of 1984, The World Conference
of Mayors was incorporated by Attorney George Howell, and the first Annual
Convention and Board Meeting was convened in Monrovia, Liberia. The World
Conference of Mayors' march toward becoming a United Nations of Cities
had begun. This global organization of Mayors from throughout the world
is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, nonpolitical organization. The primary objective
of the World Conference of Mayors is to stimulate positive and constructive
relations between mayors internationally, based on interlocking interests
and concerns. Through a network of international municipal associations,
mayors and units of local governments, the World Conference of Mayors
plans, designs and manages an international, intergovernmental communications
system, promoting trust, trade, tourism, technology, treasury, training
and twin city programs and services between mayors and cities of the world.
The World Conference of Mayors strongly believes that leaders of local governments working together can lead to a more peaceful world and facilitate economic prosperity for all. The World Conference of Mayors has seven fundamental goals:
• Trust - to establish mutual trust, understanding, and respect between municipal officials around the world;
• Trade - to cultivate working relationships between cities which will lead to maximum trade (imports & exports) as well as investment opportunities;
• Tourism - to stimulate increased tourist travel between cities of the world;
• Technology Transfer - to foster the exchange of technical assistance, expertise and information to the mutual benefit of local governments;
• Twin Cities - to establish twin or “sister” city relationships that will focus on cultural and educational exchange, thereby promoting goodwill among men.
• Treasury - to strengthen the cities of the world through effective monetary policies and practices.
• Training - to train mayors to better manage the cities of the world.
