The pandemic of COVID-19 crisis has severely impacted the already precarious life conditions of migrants and refugees who face difficulties to find proper accommodation, access employment, education...
Interview with Sabina Kekic from the Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees Partnership for the Urban Agenda, carried out by EUROCITIES: What was the added value of coordinating the UA partnership? It...
Nine recommendations have been put forward by the Action ‘Facilitating evidence-based integration policies in cities’ . Emerging from a Working Group bringing together cities and EU data...
The 13th meeting of the Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees Partnership took place at the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) in Paris on 14 February. Several stakeholders were invited to give a...
In an interview for womensmarch.nl, Anila Noor shares her personal journey from Pakistan to Europe, her views on feminism and work with minority communities. Anila Noor is a human rights activist and...
The Urban Agenda for the EU Partnership on the Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees invited to a special event in December 2018 in Brussels. Together with the Committee of the Regions , the Partnership...
The 12th meeting of the Partnership started off with a presentation of the OECD report “Working Together for the Integration of Migrants and Refugees” which showcases the results of a...
In its Action Plan , the Partnership on the Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees suggests to expand the knowledge base on migrant integration at urban level and to strengthen EU-supported know-how...
On 20 June 2016, the UN Refugee Agency ( UNHCR ) launched the #WithRefugees campaign to support the development of the global compact on refugees. As part of this campaign, the Cities #WithRefugees...
The European Commission opened a call for proposals to support the Integration of Third-country nationals . This call is part of the activities foreseen in the Annual Work Programme 2018 for the...
The 11th meeting of the Partnership started off with some updates from the Partnership Co-coordinator, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs ( DG HOME ),...
The Urban Academy on Integration is an initiative of the Partnership on the Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees that acts as a strategic learning and experience-sharing environment for practitioners...
On 16 May 2018, the European Parliament's (EP) Committees on Budget, Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and Budgetary Control organised a joint hearing on "Assessing the flow of EU migration...
The week of 17 to 25 March 2018 was the European Week of Action Against Racism . Contributing to this week, the Greek city of Patras organised a series of activities under the initiative “ No...
The protection of children in migration and unaccompanied minors is a pressing societal and political issue as it concerns the most vulnerable members of society. The Urban Agenda for the EU’s...
The Urban Academy on Integration is one of the actions proposed by the Partnership on Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees to create better (urban) integration policies throughout Europe. The event...
There are many projects for the inclusion of migrants and refugees financed by EU funds. Cities nevertheless encounter various problems in accessing EU funds for integration. The Partnership on...
Cities in arrival, transit and destination countries in Europe are in a central position regarding the social, humanitarian and financial challenges caused by migration. For various reasons, cities...
Background One of the actions of the Partnership on the Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees the Urban Academy on Integration . The Academy will act as a European strategic learning environment for...
The Partnership on Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees, one of the pilot Partnerships established under the umbrella of the Urban Agenda for the EU, has come a long way. The Action Plan presentation...