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.
Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees Progress Report
This report shows how cities are meeting the urgent needs of migrant and refugees, while building a more sustainable future for all.
Municipal Finance Report
Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees Announces $50 Million Pledge
Mayors Migration Council calls on funders and partners to help reach new ambitious fundraising goal, as it spotlights the fund’s success in three-year progress report.
Press Release
Cities Don’t Get Much Support for Migrant and Refugee Aid. This Global Fund Aims to Change That
Around 70% of displaced people end up in urban areas, but cities lack the resources to serve them. From Insider Philanthropy, this article describes how MMC's Global Cities Fund adresses this.
Municipal Finance In The News
World Cities Day 2023: Global cities embrace refugees to boost economic growth and social inclusion
More than 300 global cities from all over the world have added their support to the UNHCR’s Cities #WithRefugees statement of solidarity.
Economic Inclusion In The News
To achieve global migration goals, invest in local solutions
While mayors are stepping up as problem solvers for migration goals, they face systemic barriers to the finance they need to deliver solutions at scale.
Economic Inclusion Op-Ed
Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees Announces Six City Grantees Delivering Solutions for Children and Caregivers
On World Refugee Day, the MMC announced six new city grantees of the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees delivering solutions for children and caregivers with the support of the Bernard Van Leer Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
Children and Caregivers Press Release
MMC Readout: Migration at the Cities Summit of the Americas
In April 2023, the Mayors Migration Council brought together mayors from the Western Hemisphere to participate in the first-ever Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado. Maggie Powers, MMC Head of Policy and Advocacy, summarizes the discussions on migration…
MMC Readout
At Inaugural ‘Cities Summit of the Americas,’ Mayors From Across the Hemisphere Commit to Building Welcoming Communities for Migrants, Call on National Governments to Step Up
The Mayors Migration Council brought together mayors from across the Americas to participate in the first-ever Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado. The Summit, hosted by the Biden Administration with events co-hosted by the MMC, focused on city-led…
Municipal Finance Press Release
Climate Migration Necessitates Unified Leadership
In this Global Americans op-ed, Climate Migration Council members Vittoria Zanuso (MMC Executive Director) and Jaime Pumarejo (Mayor of Barranquilla, Colombia) discuss the reality of climate-related migration to cities and the need to accelerate city-led responses at the Cities Summit…
Climate Migration Op-Ed
City Leaders Finally Get an ‘Open Door’ to US Foreign Diplomacy
Bloomberg CityLab explores a new State Department initiative that creates an “open door for mayors.”
Climate Migration In The News
