Since the pandemic began, diverse global activity and collective action has been facilitated by city-to-city networks like the MMC, C40, and Global Resilient Cities Network.
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The MMC's cities and mayors are fighting the pandemic while protecting vulnerable populations in line with the Global Compact on Refugees.
The MMC is calling on national and international politicians to ensure refugees and migrant communities can access Covid-19 support and are included in recovery efforts.
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UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a Policy Brief on city responses to Covid-19 elevating the MMC Resource Guide and recognizing the need to support migrants and refugees regardless of status.
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The MMC is calling for migrants and refugees to be fully included in global responses to the pandemic to ensure this vulnerable group is not left behind as recovery plans are put in place.
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Smart Cities Dive created a tracker with aggregated news and headlines regarding the virus' impact on cities to stay on top of local-level Covid-19 mitigation where they featured MMC’s joint statement on inclusive Covid-19 response and recovery.
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Mayors around the world have taken pragmatic action to ensure that no one gets left behind in Covid-19 response and recovery and MMC Leadership Board City Kampala is no exception.
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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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Cities play a central role in locally delivering global commitments linked to migration, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees. The MMC is a platform to support cities engaging with migration diplomacy at home and internationally, and to help mayors translate international migration and refugee frameworks into tangible public policies in their cities.
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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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