QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Quezon City is set to take center stage as it hosts the 3rd Global Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development on Thursday and Friday, September 29 to 30.
About 60 mayors, other officials of local governments and experts from international organizations are expected to attend said forum which 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.
Mayor Herbert Bautista said, he has agreed for the Quezon City government to host the conference, given the strategic role of local governments in ensuring the protection and promoting the welfare of migrants not only in the Philippines, but in many parts of the world.
This conference will follow through on the commitments and action plans made during the previous mayoral forums in Barcelona, Spain in 2014 and in Quito, Ecuador last year.
Under the Quito local agenda action 6 – promoting economic development and human prosperity, it is acknowledged that migrants contribute positively to the development of cities and major metropolitan areas worldwide.
The 2014 Barcelona declaration, on the other hand, says that the diversity created by human mobility is an asset in making cities richer and more competitive spaces with greater prosperity.
The conference will work towards strengthening the role of local administrators in building data bases on migrants, as well as in mapping and creating lists of Diaspora with specific skills and expertise such as legal skills, contractual negotiations and cross-cultural communication, among others.
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