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On World Refugee Day, the MMC announced six new city grantees of the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees delivering solutions for children and caregivers with the support of the Bernard Van Leer Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
Read MoreThe Mayors Migration Council brought together mayors from across the Americas to participate in the first-ever Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado. The Summit, hosted by the Biden Administration with events co-hosted by the MMC, focused on city-led solutions to migrant and refugee inclusion, as well as other pressing topics for cities.
At the Cities Summit of the Americas, the U.S. State Department, USAID, C40 Cities, the Mayors Migration Council and the Climate Migration Council convened mayors, funders and U.N. representatives to discuss urban climate migration. USAID announced the launch of a new landmark initiative to support urban adaptation and unlock finance for city action on climate migration.
Read MoreExecutive Director Vittoria Zanuso and other members of the Climate Migration Council hosted a press call on Monday, April 24th to discuss how the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas is a crucial opportunity for leaders within the hemisphere to highlight the issue of climate-related migration.
Read MoreMMC Leadership Board mayors launch a global solidarity campaign to advocate for inclusion of migrants and refugees in national and multilateral COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.
Read MoreLead by the Mayors Mechanism, over 80 mayors and officials from 56 cities convened in Quito to participate for the first time as formal stakeholders in the state-led GFMD.
Read MoreVittoria Zanuso has been selected after a global search as the first Executive Director of the Mayors Migration Council.
Read MoreThe MMC was officially launched on December 8, 2018, in Marrakech, on the margins of the UN conference that adopted the Global Compact for Migration (GCM).
Read MoreThe Marrakech Mayoral Declaration calls for the full and formal recognition of the role of local authorities in the implementation, follow-up and review of both Global Compacts.
Read MoreMayors Migration Council to Launch in Marrakesh Ahead of UN Conference on Migration. Council to be led by mayors of Los Angeles, Athens, Montreal, Milan, Freetown, Kampala, Amman and Bristol .
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