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.
US Mayors Stand with Minneapolis, Call For Safety and Security for All
NEW YORK, NY— Mayors around the world are standing in solidarity with immigrant communities and the Mayor of Minneapolis after federal immigration agents fatally shot Renee Nicole Good this week. Renee was a U.S. citizen serving as a legal observer,…
Statement2025 Year in Review
Dear Friends, Migration is the defining force of our time. And in a year when walls went up, budgets tightened, and rhetoric turned toxic, mayors didn’t retreat—they stepped forward. They built bridges. They delivered results. They reminded the world that…
Blog
Olympic Refuge Foundation Invests $2.25 Million in Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees to Advance Inclusion through Sport
New partnership with the Mayors Migration Council backs city-led sport initiatives to improve health, inclusion, and opportunity for migrants, refugees, and receiving communities. Geneva, December 15, 2025—Today at the UNHCR Global Refugee Forum Progress Review, the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF)…
Local and Regional Governments Advancing the UN Migration and Refugee Compacts
In 2018, with the adoption of the Marrakech Mayors Declaration, local and regional governments (LRGs) pledged to implement the UN’s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) in unison, as concrete…
Report
Cali, Colombia: Digital ID and Job Matching for Migrants
Mayors Unlock $5M for Economic Inclusion and Regular Migration Pathways in Latin America, Call for More Funding
Five city-led pilots in Bogotá, Cali, Manta, Mexico City, and Quito will advance economic inclusion solutions. Mayors call for increased investment in migration management to unlock the full potential of city-led action across the Americas.
Economic Inclusion Press Release
Celebrating Valérie Plante’s Impact with the Mayors Migration Council
As Valérie Plante concludes her final term as Mayor of Montréal, we reflect on her important contributions and achievements as a founding member of the Mayors Migration Council’s Leadership Board from 2018-2025. Elected in 2017 as Montréal’s first woman mayor,…
Blog
Climate Migration Task Force Meets at COP30 and Welcomes New Members Karachi and Guadalajara
Leaders of Amman, Bogotá, Freetown, Guadalajara, Milan, Paris, and Portland met at C40 World Mayors Summit to discuss climate migration with COP30 President Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—Ahead of COP30, mayors from across the globe met in person to reaffirm a…
Climate Migration Press Release
Global Cities Fund Awards Grant to Freetown to Boost Green Jobs for Migrant Women and Youth
New York, NY—On World Cities Day, the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) announced a new Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees (GCF) grant to Freetown, Sierra Leone, supporting the launch of the Climate Resilient Market Hub—a flagship initiative to transform…
Economic Inclusion Press Release
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Climate Resilient Market Hub
