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.
A Home Away From Harm: Dunaivtsi’s Response to Internal Displacement
We spoke with Dunaivtsi about the city’s Global Cities Fund project, and their plans to protect and consult IDP families.
Children and Caregivers Blog
Why cities must redress injustice and embrace the climate displaced
In this World Economic Forum op-ed, Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London) and Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey (Mayor of Accra) discuss the role of diaspora communities in climate action and how the Mayors Migration Council -C40 Cites Task Force and…
Climate Migration Op-Ed
Milan, Italy: First Steps in Milan
With the support of the MMC Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees, the City of Milan is launching personalized educational and orientation plans for newly arrived migrant and refugee families with children aged zero to six years.
Children and Caregivers City Project
Dunaivtsi, Ukraine: A Home Away from Harm
With the support of the MMC Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees, the City of Dunaivtsi is repurposing an abandoned hospital to create a family center that will provide dignified housing and wrap around social services to 30 internally…
Children and Caregivers City Project
City-to-city cooperation between Switzerland and Lebanon
The city-to-city partnership between Zurich, Switzerland, and Tyre, Lebanon, has resulted in bike-sharing stations for the use of refugees and city residents.
Municipal Finance In The News
A Truly Global City
Almost half a million people from 185 nations live in the British city of Bristol. Mayor Marvin Rees sees this as both his city’s richness and its opportunity. As a member of the Leadership Board of the Mayors Migration Council,…
Climate Migration In The News
City Diplomacy, an Italian solution to reinforce multilateralism
City engagement in multilateralism continues to grow on pressing global issues, including Mayor Sala’s contribution to the launch of the MMC and engagement in the C40-MMC Task Force on Climate and Migration.
Municipal Finance In The News
Prepare for Mass Migration to Cities in Climate Crisis, UK Mayors Warn
C40 Chair and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and MMC Leadership Board Member and Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, call for action as major report on Climate Migration by the MMC launched during UN Migration Week.
Climate Migration In The News
Bristol pledges to welcome 10 Afghani families fleeing from Taliban rule
MMC Leadership Board Mayor Marvin Rees pledged that Bristol would resettle ten Afghan families saying the participation of private landlords in the resettlement scheme would be “essential” and vowed to work on the international level for solutions.
Municipal Finance Press Release
Milan, Italy: Inclusive City COVID-19 Response & Recovery
Located at the epicenter of Italy’s outbreak, the City of Milan worked to build COVID-19 response and recovery plans inclusive of all residents regardless of status and to meet Mayor Giuseppe Sala’s vision for the future of his city —…
Pandemic Response Blog