Local and regional authorities adopt the Mechelen Declaration at the Global Conference on Cities and Migration

The Global Conference on Cities and Migration was held on 16-17 November 2017 in Mechelen, Belgium. Local and regional actors requested to be recognized as key actors in migration management and policy making.

The Global Conference on Cities and Migration, held in Mechelen, Belgium, on 16-17 November 2017, was hosted by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation and the City of Mechelen. The conference was co-organized by partners UN-Habitat; IOM, the UN Migration Agency; and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).

The conference aimed to help promote a more positive narrative on migration from the perspective of local and regional authorities, recognizing that people migrate mainly to cities and to reinforce the need to recognize local authorities as key actors in migration management and policy making, as reflected and embedded in the process of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM).

Read the Mechelen Declaration below.

Publicatiedatum: vr 17 nov 2017
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