ABOUT US
The Mayors Migration Council (MMC) is a mayor-led coalition that accelerates ambitious global action on migration and displacement.
Our Mission
The Mayors Migration Council (MMC) is a mayor-led coalition that accelerates ambitious global action on migration and displacement. With most of the world’s migrants and displaced people living in cities, our mission is to use the power of city leadership, city diplomacy, city practice, and narrative change to create a world where urban migrants, displaced people, and receiving communities can thrive.
Mike Johnston, Mayor of Denver, US.Mayors around the world are proving that practical, values-driven city leadership can turn migration into shared opportunity.
What We Do
To achieve our mission, we provide mayors with advocacy, coordination, and communications support to influence policy decisions at the national and international level and connect city governments to the financial, knowledge, and technical resources they need to accelerate and scale local solutions.
A Global Coalition: For Mayors, By Mayors
Our coalition of cities are taking action to support their migrant and displaced communities.
- Amman
- Bogotá
- Denver
- Freetown
- Kampala
- Kuala Lumpur
- Milan
- Montréal
- Zürich
Who We Are
Created by mayors for mayors, we are a nimble team of political advisors and urban practitioners led
by a Leadership Board of global mayors. Our work is made possible by philanthropic and government
funders. We are managed as a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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Our History
Our History
We were launched in 2018 during the adoption of the UN Global Compacts for Migration and on Refugees to ensure cities had a voice in global policy decisions. Founded by the Mayors of Athens, Amman, Bristol, Freetown, Kampala, Los Angeles, Milan, Montréal, São Paulo, and Zürich, the MMC was created to get mayors a seat at the policymaking table and mobilize resources to turn local solutions into global impact.
By December 2019, we became a Sponsored Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. With early institutional philanthropic and government donors, between 2020 and 2024 we rapidly scaled from a startup to a global organization—shaping policy, unlocking funding, and driving action where it’s needed most: in cities.
With a strong foundation in place, we are now moving into our next phase of growth and institutionalization for 2025 to 2030 and beyond, ensuring that mayors continue to lead bold, practical solutions for migration and displacement worldwide.
