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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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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In OECD, MMC Head of Practice Samer Saliba unpacks how a lack of municipal financing strains cities’ capacity to provide for migrants and refugees.
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Vittoria Zanuso, Executive Director of the MMC, and Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities, urge national governments and international bodies to give city leaders a seat at the table where policy and investment decisions around climate migration are made.
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Through the Mayor’s Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity, MMC Leadership Mayors Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Giuseppe Sala are finding practical ways to address the reality of people moving into and between their cities and helping states progress on global goals.
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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr haga un llamado a la comunidad internacional y a los Gobiernos nacionales para que aprovechen el impulso del Fondo Mundial de Ciudades y hagan efectivo su apoyo mediante la aportación de los recursos que necesitan las alcaldías para ampliar la escala de atención y responder con prontitud.
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MMC Leadership Board Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr calls on the international community and national governments to build on the momentum of the Global Cities Fund and support cities with the resources they need in order to do their job better, faster, and at scale.
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City networks and organizations are working across a range of policy areas and have catalyzed major progressive steps toward meeting global challenges, including through the MMC's Covid Action tracker.
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The pandemic has revealed that integrating voices from city leadership into international decision-making is crucial for effective crisis management. MMC mayors Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Bruno Covas, and Eric Garcetti are contributing to this effort.
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Mayors are on the frontline of supporting migrants and refugees, often in the face of resistance from national authorities. Hear about the experiences of MMC mayors Giuseppe Sala, Eric Garcetti, and Erias Lukwago.
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Former mayor of Athens and special envoy for the MMC and C40 Cities Georgios Kaminis explains how cities are uniquely placed to address the nexus between climate and migration.
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MMC mayors Valerie Plante and Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr explain how cities often act as the laboratories which show how migrants and refugees bring concrete solutions for inclusive, safe and sustainable urban space.
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Against the backdrop of the UN’s Global Compact on Migration, Freetown and MMC Leadership Board Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr. says local leadership must play a key role.
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