3,562 members with new surge of 168 Mayors joining Mayors for Peace
February 1, 2010
On February 1st 2010 membership of Mayors for Peace reached 3,562 members with 168 new registrations since December 1st 2009. On average 2,7 local governments have joined the movement for the elimination of all nuclear weapons by 2020 every single day during the past two months.
As Mayors for Peace prepares for the NPT Review Conference in New York next May membership continues to grow considerably in Japan (92), Cameroon (22) and Spain (17). Efforts are also underway in Austria (6), Belgium (3), Canada (3), Costa Rica (1), Cyprus (1), France (1), Greece (2), Iran (4), Italy (1), Marocco (1), New Zealand (1), Nicaragua (1), Portugal (4), Switzerland (1), UK (2) and USA (5). Click the URL to view the detailed list of new members published on January 1st 2010 and February 1st 2010.
As Mayors for Peace prepares for the NPT Review Conference in New York next May membership continues to grow considerably in Japan (92), Cameroon (22) and Spain (17). Efforts are also underway in Austria (6), Belgium (3), Canada (3), Costa Rica (1), Cyprus (1), France (1), Greece (2), Iran (4), Italy (1), Marocco (1), New Zealand (1), Nicaragua (1), Portugal (4), Switzerland (1), UK (2) and USA (5). Click the URL to view the detailed list of new members published on January 1st 2010 and February 1st 2010.
Mayors for Peace growth in Cameroon thanks to efforts of Mr. Jean-Paul Nanfack, Vice Mayor of Fongo-Tongo (Africa)
Especially the ongoing recruitment efforts by the Hiroshima secretariat in Japan and the Vice-President Spanish city of Granollers continue to be very successful.
The fast growth in Cameroon is the result of ongoing efforts by Jean-Paul Nanfack, Vice Mayor of Fongo-Tongo in charge of International Cooperation. Cameroon now counts 54 members, the highest number in Africa. Fongo-Tongo is the first African city to join the political leadership of Mayors for Peace through Associate Membership (click here for more details on expanding leadership).
Top 10 and new overview
In the overall top 10 we find today Japan (570), Belgium (348), Germany (314), Italy (313) and Spain (278), followed by the USA (154), Nicaragua (121), Iraq (119), France (115) and Norway (86). You can now find a very good new overview of membership in your country and region on the updated Mayors for Peace website
With 3,562 members on February 1st 2010 Europe remains the region with most members (1,866 – 52,38%), followed by Asia (951 – 26,69%). Latin America and the Caribbean (232 – 6,51%) and North-America (232 – 6,51%), Africa (164 – 4,60%) and Oceania (97 – 2,72%).
New website: special for membership recruitment!
The Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign has launched a new Cities are Not Targets website with very useful tools to involve Mayoral Associations, Mayors, NGO's and individuals to recruit Mayors.
