NEWS AND RESOURCES
Read all the Mayors Migration Council’s press releases, statements, and media features, as well as our latest research, publications, and knowledge products.
Pushing Boundaries: The Role of City Governments in an Era of Urban Migration
This paper first appeared on the Perry World House website. MMC engages in content partnerships with several organizations, and cross-posting does not indicate an endorsement or agreement. “I took the border to them.” From 2022 to 2024, over 210,000 asylum seekers…
The Mayors Migration Council Stands with U.S. Cities Under Pressure
The Mayors Migration Council Leadership Board issued the following statement in response to the federal government’s use of the military in U.S. cities and against their immigrant communities
Statement
City Leaders from Latin American and U.S. Met in Bogotá to Shape a City-Led Agenda on Migration
Bogotá Mayor Carlos Galán hosts city leaders from Cali, Ciudad Juárez, Denver, Manta, Mexico City, Quito, and Santiago to advance local solutions across the region
Press Release
Brokering Solutions: How Local and Regional Governments Shape Regular Migration Pathways
This paper was drafted by the Secretariat of the GFMD Mayors Mechanism, co-steered by UnitedCities and Local Governments, the Mayors Migration Council, and the International Organization forMigration (IOM). It also received critical inputs from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and…
Report
Mayors Migration Council 2024 Impact Report
In 2024, we engaged mayors from over 80 cities, expanding our global network to 275 cities. Our coalition strengthened cities’ access to high-level diplomatic spaces, securing a seat at the Global Forum on Migration and Development and shaping key multilateral…
Mayors Migration Council Strengthens Governance to Amplify Mayoral Leadership on the Global Stage
Inaugural co-chairs of new governing board named to support the vision of global mayors and steer the MMC through its next phase of growth amid rising urban migration and displacement.
Press Release
Call for Expressions of Interest: New Mayors Migration Council’s Board
Overview The Mayors Migration Council (MMC) is embarking on an exciting governance transition. In early 2025, we moved from a donor-led Management Committee, which oversaw the MMC during its 2020-2024 startup phase, to a new, more representative Governing Board comprised…
Cali, Ciudad Juárez, Denver, and Mexico City Join the Mayors of the Americas Task Force on Migration
Cali, Ciudad Juárez, Denver and Mexico City Join the Mayors of the Americas Task Force on Migration December 18, 2024, New York, NY – Today, the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) and Emerson Collective announced the expansion of the Mayors of…
Press Release
C40-MMC Task Force on Climate and Migration: 2021-2024 Impact Report
Foreword from the C40-MMC Task Force on Climate and Migration: 2021–2024 Impact Report by C40 Cities Executive Director, Mark Watts, and Mayors Migration Council Executive Director, Vittoria Zanuso From unprecedented flooding in Brazil to protracted drought in the Horn of Africa and…
Climate Migration Report
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, joins Mayors Migration Council Leadership Board
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — On World Migrants Day, the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) announced the appointment of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur to its Leadership Board as its newest member. This esteemed board provides strategic direction to the…
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