The Mayors Mechanism at the 13th GFMD Summit

• GFMD local-national networking session: Enabling local solutions for inclusive COVID-19 response and recovery

  • Concept note and agenda (EN) (ES) (FR)

  • A detailed report, video clips, and pictures are available via the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) website.

• GFMD Side Event: It Takes a Community: Building a Global Movement to Balance the Narrative on Migration

  • Concept note and agenda (EN)

• Opening Plenary

  • Statement by Ms. Carola Gunnarsson, Lord Mayor of Sala, Sweden (EN)

• Closing Plenary:

  • Receipt of Key Contribution: Statement by Ms. Madelaine Alfelor Gazman, Mayor of Iriga, Philippines (EN)

  • Reporting back: Statement by Sophie van Haasen, GFMD Mayors Mechanism Coordinator (EN)

• Press Release (EN) (ES) (FR)

GFMD Regional Consultations - Mayors Mechanism Contributions

African Union

• Regional Summary Report (EN) (FR)

• Statements:

  • English Session, Opening Plenary: Statement by Ms. Thembisile Nkadimeng, Mayor of Polokwame, and President of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) 

  • English Session, Closing Plenary: Statement by Mr. Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General of UCLG Africa

  • French Session, Opening Plenary: Statement by Mr. Armand Beouinde, Mayor of Ouagadougou, Mali

Puebla Process

• Regional Summary Report (EN) (ES)

• Statements:

  • Opening Plenary: Statement by Ms. Fabiana Goyeneche, Director of the City Department of Social Development, Montevideo, Uruguay

OECD Process

• Regional Summary Report (EN)

• Statements:

  • Opening Plenary: Statement by Lord Carola Gunnarsson, Mayor of Sala, Sweden and Vice President of UCLG for Europe

  • Closing Plenary: Statement by Ms. de Francesco, Councillor for the City of Mechelen, Belgium

Bali Process

• Statements:

  • Opening Plenary: Statement by Mr. Mohamed Saadie, President of UCLG Middle East and West Asia (MEWA) and President of Union of Municipalities of Dannieh, Lebanon

  • Closing Plenary: Statement of Mr. Mehmet Duman, Secretary General of UCLG MEWA, delivered by Ms. Yasmin Alhayek, Project Officer, UCLG MEWA

Abu Dhabi Dialogue Process

• Statements:

  • Opening Plenary: Statement by Ms. Madelaine Yorobe Alfelor, Mayor of Iriga, Philippines, Treasurer of UCLG World 

  • Closing Plenary: Statement by Mr. Wilfredo B. Prilles, Jr., City Planning and Development Coordinator, Naga City, Philippines 

 GFMD Ad Hoc Working Group on Public Narratives on Migration

• Terms of Reference

FMD Webinars

The GFMD Chair has planned a series of webinars dedicated to COVID-19. These webinars will aim to reflect on challenges that migrants face, to take stock of responses and to identify joint action to mitigate the adverse impact of COVID-19 on migrants and migrant communities. The webinars are open to all interested, and will be multi-stakeholder with interaction between national governments, civil society, local authorities and the private sector. They will be repeated twice to accommodate different time zones. For more information on the GFMD and COVID-19, please consult the GFMD website.

Past Webinars

The first set of webinars on “Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants, Migration and Development”, took place between April and May 2020, on the below dates:

• Tuesday 28th April 2020 at 07:00 UTC (English / French interpretation)

• Thursday 30th April 2020 at 15:00 UTC (English / Spanish interpretation)

You can find the recordings of the Webinars here.

Webinars

A second set of webinars will took place later in the year, and sought to discuss longer-term implications and solutions.

Details of webinars are available here.