This action was submitted through the GFMD Mayors Mechanism Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees.
Medellín is a recipient of the Global Cities Fund, the Mayors Migration Council’s response to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people.
Medellín’s project expands an existing housing assistance program to benefit 400 migrant and displaced families with three months paid accommodation. At the same time, the project improves these families’ access to the city’s suite of social, legal, health, and employment services. The overall goal of the project is to provide a period of reprieve to those at risk of homelessness while leveraging that time to improve their self-reliance and wellbeing.
Following the success of the project, Medellín commits to:
Expand the strategy for temporary accommodation of migrants, refugees, returnees and host populations.
Develop a city government-wide strategy which centralizes the city government’s offering to migrants and refugees, including a specific focus on opportunities for durable solutions and local integration.
Raise awareness of city services specifically for migrant and refugee communities while ensuring that city secretariats reduce barriers to access.
Involve refugee and migrant associations in local decision-making processes, including allowing their participation in Community Action Boards.