Global Conversation: Towards a Local Inclusion for Migrants and Refugees Action Tool (LIAT)
Local4Action
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13 November
Venue
Room 2 DE
[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Council of Europe-Intercultural Cities,; Welcoming America/ International,; Migration Policy Group (MPG), UN-Habitat, International Organization for Migration (IOM), UCLG, Mayors Migration Council (MMC)]
Participant cities will exchange about their local strategies for inclusion of migrants and refugees, and make pledges to the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration and Global Compact on Refugees.
Moderator
David Lubell
David
Lubell
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Anna Piccinni
Anna
Piccinni
OECD
Speakers
Esteban Leon
Esteban
Leon
Head of City Resilience Profiling Programme, UN-Habitat
Imen Ouardani
Imen
Ouardani
Vice-Mayor of Sousse
Leonard Zulu
Leonard
Zulu
Deputy Director for the Regional Bureau for Southern Africa of UNHCR
Majid Batambuze
Majid
Batambuze
Mayor of Jinga and Chairman of Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU)
Veronique Lamontagne
Veronique
Lamontagne
Mayors Migration Council
Jill Helke
Jill
Helke
Director of International Cooperation and Partnerships, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Carola Gunnarson
Carola
Gunnarson
Spokesperson on Cohesion Policy of CEMR, 1st Vice President of Swedish Association of Local and Regional Authorities (SALAR)