IMRF Summary Report 2022: Local Governments at the First Review of the Global Compact for Migration

19 December 2022

From 16-20 May 2022, United Nations Member States and stakeholders joined together for the first-ever International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) to assess progress toward the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) adopted in 2018. 

A delegation of global mayors  joined the IMRF to turn the GCM from aspiration into action. This delegation was convened and supported by the Mayors Mechanism — a partnership between United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the Mayors Migration Council (MMC), and the UN Migration Agency (IOM) in affiliation with the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments. 

At the 2022 IMRF, local governments delivered the largest number of pledges to advance the GCM, secured access through more Member State delegations than ever before, were welcomed as speakers across the official UN programme, and successfully influenced the IMRF Progress Declaration. Participating in more than 20 IMRF events,  mayors launched the Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees and Lampedusa Charter, held the MMC’s Annual Leadership Board Meeting, met the UN Deputy Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly and more.

 Read the report for a full readout.