We spoke with Moges Tadesse, Addis Ababa’s Chief Resilience Officer, about his city’s Global Cities Fund project’s success in ensuring access to critical water and sanitation infrastructure for over 600 IDP households.
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In Inside Philanthropy, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso and President of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Peter Laugharn call on the philanthropic community to directly fund to cities to support migrant and refugee children.
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Supported by the Global Cities Fund, Medellín has provided holistic services and three months paid accommodation for over 1,200 migrants and refugees, half of whom were under the age of 14.
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A joint commitment from the Bernard van Leer Foundation and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will expand Global Cities Fund support to 28 cities with a new chapter focused on delivering solutions for children and their caregivers.
In BizNews, MMC Head of Practice Samer Saliba discusses how recent floods in eThekwini have highlighted the need to provide for displaced and undocumented residents who remain out of the city’s reach.
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In Grid, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso, Dhaka North Mayor Md. Atiqul Islam, and eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda argue that with more funding, cities can leverage migration as an opportunity to build resilience.
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Kampala’s successful partnership with the Makasi Rescue Foundation showcases the countless benefits of city governments and refugee-led organizations coming together to deliver solutions for urban residents.
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In Devex, Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of the MMC Leadership Board and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja discuss climate migration in Africa and how they're addressing it.
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On CNBC Africa, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso urged investment in African city-led solutions to climate migration following the lead of the IKEA Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
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In Politico, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso shares how European mayors like Giuseppe Sala of Milan are addressing the needs of migrants at home and abroad.
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On the sidelines of COP27, the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees announced six additional African cities grantees addressing the needs of migrants and displaced people affected by the climate crisis.
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In Bloomberg, MMC Leadership Board Mayor Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown and MMC Head of Practice Samer Saliba discuss barriers to city access to climate finance.
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Bogotá joined Medellín and Barranquilla as a grantee of the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees to establish the city’s first center dedicated to improving the nutritional conditions of migrant and refugee infants and children.
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Mexico City’s dedication to foresight, planning, and inclusion sets a remarkable example of how city governments can make room for newcomers while also creating opportunities for them to contribute to the sustainable growth of their receiving communities.
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In NewCities, Samer Saliba and Helen Yu from the MMC Practice team share how Medellín is adapting existing housing programs to support Venezuelan migrants and refugees.
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Honourable Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey is mayor of the Ghanaian capital Accra. In this interview, she talks about how the city creates better living conditions for migrants and what she expects from the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt.
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In the year since it launched, Beirut’s Global Cities Fund-supported Mobile Health Clinic has provided more than 1,000 local migrant and refugee residents with free, safe access to Covid-19 testing and vaccines.
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Cities worldwide continue to be at the forefront of the decision-making which impacts refugees, migrants and internally displaced people. Partners in the Call to Local Action work together to support cities in implementing inclusive policies that benefit their communities.
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In Thomson Reuters, MMC Leadership Board Mayors Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown and Islam of Dhaka North join GCF grantees to discuss the impact of climate migration in their cities.
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In Politico, MMC Executive Director Vittoria Zanuso and MMC Leadership Board Mayor Lukwago of Kampala describe how the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees is helping African cities create opportunities for migrants to address climate vulnerabilities.
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