Objective 2: Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin

This city practice has been contributed as part of the Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees ( see https://localaction.mayorsmechanism.org/)

Given the context of large-scale displacement in Northern Mozambique, the Municipal Council of Pemba City (CMCP), with the support of UN-Habitat and IOM, propose to work synergically on the urban dimension of displacement as an opportunity to ensure a better future for displaced and host communities through increasing IDPs’ integration in urban areas.

This declaration was adopted on April 27, 2022, during a ministerial conference held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The conference brought together representatives from the CAR, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Sudan, and South Sudan, in partnership with UNHCR.

In 2024, IOM supported 15 CARICOM member states and regional bodies in developing a comprehensive regional migration policy framework. This initiative responds to the evolving migration landscape and the need for a coordinated approach to migration governance

The initiative positions migration policy as a tool to advance regional integration and address national concerns from a regional's perspective. Thus, it also provides regional contextualized guidance and tools for national-level actions and policy development.

The Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants (R4V) is a collaborative effort involving over 200 organizations, including UN agencies, civil society, faith-based organizations, and NGOs. The platform coordinates efforts under Venezuela's Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP) to support refugees and migrants from Venezuela in 17 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility through PCCMHS Programme

The GRAMALOTE project is a case study of the small town of Gramalote in Colombia, which was resettled due to the La Nia phenomenon. The main objectives were to relocate the entire population of the town, which was destroyed by landslides in 2010, and to rebuild the community in a safer location. The targeted population includes the residents of Gramalote, who were displaced by the natural disaster

The general objective of the project is to strengthen the resilience of displaced populations, migrants and communities and establish inclusive, peaceful and sustainable natural resource management in the Sahel and especially in Mali, and improve the availability of data on mixed migration in the Sahel, particularly on the environment-migration nexus and through the collection, management, analysis and dissemination of data on internal and cross-border displacement.

The Policy coherence and multisectoral coordination - FAO Guiding Framework and Toolkit is designed to integrate human mobility into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) from a rural livelihoods perspective. The main objectives are to ensure that policies across different sectors and government departments are mutually reinforcing, thereby effectively achieving national development goals. The targeted population includes policymakers, government officials, and stakeholders involved in rural development and climate adaptation

The Resilient Communities Programme (CoRe) is a four-year initiative gathering civil society organizations (CSOs) from 15 countries across the globe. The main objectives are to promote a just ecological transition, support local projects, and strengthen community resilience. The targeted population includes vulnerable communities affected by socio-environmental crises.

This coalition was created by the government, private sector, UN, and NGOs in 2024 to train and connect refugees and displaced workers to green transition jobs. It focuses on long-term employment solutions for refugees in green jobs and is primarily focused on countries of first asylum. UNHCR is one of the members of the coalition, contributing by leveraging its socio-economic data about refugee populations, its livelihoods programming, and advising on necessary protection safeguards, including access to travel documents and prevention of refoulement.