Event description:

The Mayoral Forum on Mobility, Migration and Development is the annual gathering of municipal and regional leaders serving to promote globally relevant policy dialogue, foster the exchange of experiences in governing migration, and strategize on how to work collectively. It seeks to support new and innovative approaches to urban governance in contexts of greater diversity, and to showcase city leadership in the implementation of migration policies for inclusive growth. At the Second Mayoral Forum that took place in Quito Ecuador on 12-13 November 2015, the Quito Local Agenda on Migration and Development – outlining municipal and regional actions towards implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - was endorsed unanimously. Building on this foundation, this Third Mayoral Forum in Quezon City reflects a twopronged emphasis on the Quito Local Agenda’s Actions no. 6 and no. 10, namely: the role of diaspora in furthering development in communities of origin and destination; and the protection of migrants in vulnerable situations within urban centres.