Cities of Migration

Cities of Migration showcases good ideas in immigrant integration and promotes innovative practices that create inclusion and urban prosperity.

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Auckland, New Zealand

It Starts with Soccer

The universal language of sport reduces the isolation of young refugees while fostering a sense of connection and belonging.
Work

Copenhagen, Denmark

Engaging in Copenhagen

Taking a diversity charter to the business community
Learn

Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom

Meet Your Neighbours

Promoting interaction and understanding through inter-faith dialogue
Connect

Wellington, New Zealand

Bringing Maori Culture to Newcomers: The Wellington Regional Settlement Strategy

A collaborative approach to connect newcomers with Maori, the people of the land
Plan

Montreal, Canada

A Charter of Rights for Urban Citizens

A Charter of Rights and Responsibilities comes to Montréal

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Conversations

New Report New Report! Good Ideas on Economic Inclusion: Access to Banking

Why is access to banking an important issue for immigrants Read more.

Opinion Ratna Omidvar: Living Your Languages

Conversations Elham Seyed Javad: Sports Hijab Takes Off

eNewsletter November 2013 Conversations in Integration

Learning Exchange

Upcoming Webinar Access to Employment: Connecting Refugees to the Labour Market

Learn how initiatives in London, UK, and Wuppertal, Germany, are building sustainable solutions and long-term employment options for refugees.Read More.

New Webinar Video Immigrants Wanted! Smart Strategies for Advancing Welcoming Communities and Regional Growth

learn how innovative strategies in St. Louis (US) and Botkyrka (Sweden) aim to attract, recruit and integrate immigrants to jump start regional growth and secure a future of shared prosperity for all.Read More.

PublicationsCanada: Municipal Leadership on Immigrant Integration

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Municipal Leadership

Mayors on Migration

“I want our city to be the first destination for immigrants because they are going to create the jobs, create the new companies, the businesses of the future. We have to be the most welcoming cities we can be.”

Rahm Emanuel Mayor, Chicago, US
“Bilbao is an open city. At the City Council we encourage values of coexistence, dialogue and management of cultural diversity. In Bilbao, all persons, whether from Bilbao or outside, have the same opportunities and access to services offered by the city.”

Iñaki Azkuna Mayor, Bilbao, Spain
Boise was built by immigrants. Our city has long been a place where people came from around the world to find economic opportunity and build a better life.

David H. Bieter Mayor, Boise, US
“Migrant enterprises are an important factor for the Munich economy and serve as models of acceptance, diversity and integration.”

Christian Ude Lord Mayor, Munich, Germany
“I am committed to ensuring that everyone in Boston benefits from vibrant, inclusive communities and we are working every day to help new Bostonians to become more acquainted with our city.”

Mayor Thomas M. Menino Boston, US
“…we know immigrants are behind more than three of every four patents from leading universities, the federal laws that send so many of them back to their home countries look even more patently wrong.”

Mayor Michael Bloomberg New York, US
“…we don’t create programs just ‘for migrants’ but rather with a focus on mutual participation.”

Mayor Jürgen Roters Cologne, Germany