Press Release: GFMD Summit: Cities join national governments to discuss migration governance
In the 14th GFMD Summit, cities join national governments to discuss migration governance and ask the international community to invest in cities to rescue the 2030 Agenda.
GENEVA, 1 Feburary 2024. Over 28 local and regional government representatives from 23 cities, regions, and city networks from across the globe, joined the 14th Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit, taking place in Geneva from 23 – 25th of January.
The Summit, hosted by the Government of France, brought together over 1300 participants, representing over 123 countries, from national and local governments, civil society, the private sector and youth. Under the overarching theme: ‘From environmental concerns to cultural aspects of migration’, participants discussed six thematic priorities, including the impact of climate change on human mobility, narratives and multi-level governance of migration.
28 local governments representatives joined the Summit, of which 19 spoke in the Summit’s sessions as panellists, each elevating our Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees, the pathway for local governments to politically commit to the implementation of the Migration and Refugee Compacts, and a concrete tool to showcase local and pragmatic actions that directly benefits migrants and refugees.
At the Summit, Colombia announced to take on the next GFMD Chairmanship for 2024-2025. The GFMD Mayors Mechanism welcomed Colombia and hopes to see a continued focus on regular pathways and on the renewal of the global financial architecture for development.
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