Intercultural Cities| June 2023 - 31st issue




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World Refugee Day: What does Home mean to you?

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The ICC programme sets up a new Advisory Group

The ICC programme sets up an Advisory Group to give a stronger role to member cities into the governance of the programme.

Join our City Talk on: “Inclusive public space: is placemaking the solution?”

After a first successful webinar in May, we are delighted to invite you to a new City Talk just before the summer holidays! The City Talk on “Inclusive public space: is placemaking the solution?" will take place on the 7 July 2023 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm CEST.

Training for project experts in Finland

A training on the intercultural integration concepts has been organized for the experts of the EU / CoE Joint Project on “Building an inclusive integration approach in Finland” on 5-6 June 2023 in Helsinki.

Reflections and next steps for intercultural integration in Cyprus

The coordinators of the five regional intercultural networks in Cyprus (Famagusta, Larnaka, Limassol, Nicosia and Paphos) presented the key results of their district's intercultural index analysis as well as their network strategies and action plans at a conference on 22 June 2023, in Nicosia, Cyprus.

ICC National networks release their quarterly progress reports

The first 2023 quarterly progress reports of the ICC national networks in Italy (Rete Città del Dialogo - RCD), Portugal (RPCI), and Ukraine (ICC-UA) are now available. They present the progress achieved so far.

ICC, OSCE-ODIHR, UNHCR and OECD join forces in support of Polish cities

Launched in March 2023 and running for 18 months, the Academy on the Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Polish Cities is an interagency initiative implemented in cooperation with the Union of Polish Metropolises (UMP) that offers a series of training courses to assist city administrations.

Feedback on the ICC expert visit to Sherbrooke

On 6 and 7 June 2023, a representative of the Intercultural Cities (ICC) programme and an independent expert visited Sherbrooke for the first ICC expert visit to the city.

Meeting of the Italian Network of Intercultural Cities

After joining the Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme in October 2021, the city of Montesilvano hosted the coordination meeting of the Italian Network of Intercultural Cities (Città del Dialogo) from 17 to 18 May 2023.

Did you miss it? The City talk: “ICC index for policy design, from data to strategy” recording is now available!

On 2 May 2023 the Intercultural Cities Programme (ICC) organised the first of a series of “City talks” webinars. 70 representatives of intercultural cities and ICC stakeholders registered to hear about “ICC index for policy design, from data to strategy”.

Awareness-raising about intercultural integration and the ICC programme in Tallinn

On 12 April 2023, Intercultural Cities (ICC) expert Gemma Pinyol-Jimenez, led a workshop on integration and inclusion as part of the Estonian local days, an annual event organised in Tallinn by the Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities (AECM).

Don’t forget to check the ICC Calendar

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ICC documents

List the reports published under the Finland and Cyprus projects. New regional intercultural strategies and action plans for Cyprus: Famagusta District Larnaka District Limassol District Nicosia District Paphos District Blueprint for multilevel governance of intercultural integration policies in Cyprus Handbook for refugees and asylum seekers on working in Cyprus Handbook for employers on the employment of refugees and asylum seekers Report on integration policies in Finland (in Finnish, with an executive summary in English) National networks Rete Città del Dialogo: Q1 report 2023 RPCI: Q1 report 2023 ICC-UA: Q1 report 2023 Good Practices from Pontedera & Olbia: New generations on the wave Vila Verde: Welcome Ukrainians Vila Verde: Ciga Giro Project Resources available in additional languages: Italian Modello di quadro per una strategia di integrazione interculturale Polish Siła dialogu Zestaw narzędzi do prowadzenia dialogu przeciw plotkom MIGRACJA I INTEGRACJA Które alternatywne narracje działają i dlaczego WŁĄCZAJĄCA KOMUNIKACJA Identyfikowanie dyskryminacji systemowej na poziomie lokalnym i zapobieganie jej

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