The Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees (GCF) is the Mayors Migration Council’s (MMC) response to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the face of pressing challenges, from global pandemics to the climate crisis.
Local governments successfully piloted a Hometown Associations model with more than 160 registered associations that systematically engage the diaspora in local development projects and initiatives.
Local governments successfully piloted a Hometown Associations model with more than 160 registered associations that systematically engage the diaspora in local development projects and initiatives.
Colombia launched the program Empléate sin Fronteras (Employment without Borders), which seeks to reactivate economic local territories and to reduce socioeconomic gaps by providing opportunities to migrants and returning Colombian migrants alike.
A Global Voice for Autism – working to equip refugee and conflict-effected communities with the skills to support development and success of children on the autism spectrum - has created an application Include2020 which serves as a virtual centre for educators, researchers, learners, and inclusivity professionals, and also offers offline educational content access in English and Arabic. As of 2021 they have served more than 16,000 children, parents and teachers across the world through their capacity-building support and advocacy program.
In 2020, the African Union inaugurated the African Observatory for Migration and Development, which aims to collect and provide African states with a unified source of data on migration for research, policy formulation and better governance.
The African Migration Observatory will have the mission to facilitate the implementation of the Marrakesh global compact on migration through data collection and the promotion of continental and international cooperation in the field of migration and strengthening the contribution of migration to sustainable development.
The Colombian government has implemented Diálogos Fronterizos por la Vida (Border Dialogues for Life), which seeks to engage migrants and host communities together to design concrete solutions for the problems that affect both groups.
The Council for Migrations is the body for consultation, support and participation in the definition of broad lines of action of the ACM, I.P., and in decision-making of the governing council, ensuring the participation and collaboration of public and private entities in the definition and implementation of migration policies.
In 2017 Germany held a “Living Together Hand in Hand—Shaping Local Communities” competition with an eye towards deepening immigrant integration into civic life. The federal competition aims at supporting municipalities as a local management level for social cohesion and integration.
As part of the Migrant Integration Strategy & Action Plan (Vision 2020), the 'I Belong?' programme aims to provide a holistic approach to integration. The first step in this direction would be through the knowledge of the country's official languages and cultural awareness.