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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 ReleaseC40-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…
Press Release
Global Mayors Drive Ambitious Action on Migration, Displacement, and Climate at Brazil’s G20 Summit
As world leaders gathered this week in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 Summit, a coalition of more than 50 mayors from across the globe—including Leadership Board members of the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) from Freetown and Montreal—met the week…
Inclusive Climate Action Blog
MMC Readout: City Leadership on Migration at World Urban Forum 12
In November 2024, the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) attended the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) in Cairo, Egypt, the United Nations’ premier global conference on sustainable urbanization. While there, the MMC team led panel discussions on climate…
Climate Migration MMC Readout
The Promise of Localization: The Case of Beirut
For the Mayors Migration Council and our partners, the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees is a success for more than one reason. It directly improves the lives of urban migrants and refugees. It allows cities the rare opportunity…
Pandemic Response Blog
Global Cities Respond to Migrant Homelessness: Immediate and Long-Term Considerations
This paper first appeared on Bloomberg Associates. MMC engages in content partnerships with several organizations, and cross-posting does not indicate an endorsement or agreement. In the period leading up to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo brought attention…
In The NewsMontreal’s Mayor Advocates for Role of Cities at UN
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante stressed that cities need a voice in global issues like migration, climate change, and housing. She emphasized collaboration, funding, and proactive immigration policies over closed borders to address housing challenges.
Participatory Governance In The News
MMC Readout: Migration at the 2024 UN General Assembly
This September, the Mayors Migration Council’s mayors, key donors, and partners gathered in New York City on the sidelines of the 2024 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the UN Summit of the Future. Here is a summary of advancements…
Economic Inclusion MMC Readout
Mayors, Business Leaders join CMC for Discussion on Local Action on Climate and Migration at Climate Week
Last month during Climate Week NYC, The Climate Migration Council co-hosted a panel discussion with C40 Cities and the Mayors Migration Council titled ‘From Challenges to Opportunities: Locally-led Action on Climate and Migration.’
Climate Migration Blog
