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Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
The Greater Amman Municipality, the French Agency for Development, the French Red Cross and the Jordanian Red Crescent launched a joint strategy to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations, improving living conditions, expanding social...
Countries and areas:
Jordan
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Objective 17: Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
From the late 1990s until today, the municipality of Barcelona has followed an intercultural strategy to implement inclusive measures for local migrant integration. These measures were reinforced to welcome asylum seekers as the population tripled...
Countries and areas:
Spain
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Targets on vulnerability and protection
Targets that contribute to employment or employment creation
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
In Tangier, Morocco, the municipality is working closely with civil society initiatives to promote social cohesion and access to services for migrants given the lack of deconcentrated services of the ministry in charge of migration.
Countries and areas:
Morocco
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
In Amman, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) manages the activities of the Hashmy Janoubi community centre, which serves the local community living on the outskirts of the city through projects addressed to migrants and local inhabitants alike.
Countries and areas:
Jordan
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
In Lyon, the Agence Lyon Tranquilité et Médiation (ALTM), an agency of mediation promoted by the municipality, helped to decrease social tension in Gabriel Péri square, which plays a central role for migrant populations in the city. This initiative...
Countries and areas:
France
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Objective 17: Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
The City of Chicago (USA) has developed public-private partnerships to create a local protection fund whereby civil society organisations can work with immigration lawyers so that all migrants know exactly which services they can and cannot access...
Countries and areas:
United States
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
The Recycle Beirut initiative aims at “merging two problems into a solution”: the project contributes to solving the country’s waste crisis while offering work opportunities for vulnerable Syrian refugees in the country.
Countries and areas:
Lebanon
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 13: Climate action
Targets that contribute to employment or employment creation
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
The City of Lisbon’s One Stop Shop that brings together under one roof and streamlines services to immigrants and ensures open access to everyone (regardless of status) has been an inspiration for other cities. At a One-Stop Shop in Lisbon, over 30...
Countries and areas:
Portugal
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
São Paulo developed a Referral and Assistance Centre for Immigrants, a specialized public service that provides, among other services, guidance on the regularization of documental status, legal counseling, social assistance, as well as referral to...
Countries and areas:
Brazil
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Date Shared:
Friday, 18 October 2019
In Castelfiorentino (Italy) under the Castello Alto Project, local residents and civic organizations participate in the reception of new arrivals, which has led to improved social cohesion in the multicultural neighbourhood around the old city...
Countries and areas:
Italy
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Objective 17: Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration
Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences