Acknowledgments
In “Global Migration: Resilient Cities at the Forefront”, we share 24 international good practices from cities and partners from the 100RC Network, as well as 18 practitioner tools and resources from innovators in this space. These are stories about municipal leaders, local organizations, and international actors that are responding to community needs, and investing in the capital of urban migrants to build more resilient, cohesive, and prosperous cities.
We would like to acknowledge all the city staff members, community partners, technical experts, and international organizations whose innovations are represented in this document, and the important work they are pioneering for others.
This work would not have been possible without the tremendous support of the Athens Municipality, and in particular the leadership of Mayor Giorgos Kaminis, Deputy Mayor Lefteris Papagiannakis, and Chief Resilience Officer Lenio Myrivili. A special thanks also to Antigoni Kotanidis, Anthi Christou, and Kostas Georgiou. Thanks to all the representatives from the broader Athens community that shared their stories with us during the Network Exchange.
Thanks to all the Chief Resilience Officers and city staff who participated in the Athens Network Exchange, and provided inspiration and input for this strategic document: Fawzi Masad, Nisreen Alaraj, and Nisreen Daoud (Amman), Marissa Aho and Linda Lopez (Los Angeles), Santiago Uribe Rocha, Luz Patricia Correa Madrigal, Carmenza Posada, and Oscar Dario Cardona Álvarez (Medellin), Louise Bradette and Chantal Gagnon (Montreal), Sebastien Maire and Vanessa Benoit (Paris), Mohammed Shaheen (Ramallah), and Lina Liakou, Aphrodite Boukidis, and Kalypso Goula (Thessaloniki).
We want also to thank all the thought-partners who helped us make this strategic document a reality, especially Samer Saliba, Mireille Cronin Mather, and Jane Waite from the International Rescue Committee, Jared Feuer from Welcoming America, Maurizio Busatti and Ioana Popp from the International Organization for Migration, Ian Taylor from MasterCard, John Kontos and Amalia Panagiotopoulou from Esri.
Insights and support were also provided by our friends at the Brookings Institution, McKinsey Global Institute, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
We want to thank exceptional designers Monica Arzoz and Adriana Chavez, who turned our data and analysis into a beautiful and accessible document.
