Submission form: Submission #2287
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Submission Number: 2287
Submission ID: 7981
Submission UUID: 6169b958-5a1a-4683-bb16-a01462df040e
Submission URI: /submit-pledges
Created: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 21:27
Completed: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 21:27
Changed: Tue, 08/02/2022 - 22:41
Remote IP address: 2.22.245.85
Submitted by: Pablo Sebastian Mariani
Language: English
Is draft: No
Submitted to: Submission form
Flagged: Yes
| Name of entity submitting the pledge | The Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Arua |
|---|---|
| Pledging entity | Cities, Municipalities, and Local Authority |
| Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country? | |
| Full name | Pablo Mariani |
| Position | KMO |
| Country of implementation | Uganda |
| Other country of implementation | Global |
| Region of implementation | |
| Email Address | pmariani@mayorsmechanism.org |
| Secondary contact person | |
| Secondary email | |
| Name of the pledge | Participation of migrants and refugees in City Development Planning & service delivery |
| Type of pledge (please select) | Individual (by one state/actor) |
| Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ? | |
| Participating States and Actors | |
| Name of the matched pledge | |
| ID of the matched pledge | |
| Nature of the pledge | Process oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for the IMRF); Policy/legal in scope around a given objective of the GCM; structured |
| Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support | 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion; 23. Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration |
| Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledge | People-centred; International cooperation; National sovereignty; Rule of law and due process; Sustainable development; Human rights; Gender-responsive; Child-sensitive; Whole-of-government approach; Whole-of-society approach |
| Please provide a description of the pledge | Representation of urban migrants and refugees on the Arua City Development Forum, Representation of migrants and refugees on school management committess and provision of internship for Refugee Students. Capture the needs of refugees in the City Development Plan and Budget, incorporate refugees on Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of City Schools, both primary and secondary since City education services are non-discrimatory. Providing internship opportunities to refugees in tertiary and other higher institutions of learning to obtain practical skills and experience in various fields. Migrants and refugees residing in Arua city must be included in urban planning to reach participatory governance. Arua City schools currently (2021) host approximately 5000 migrant and refugee learners, both public and private. Parents of these learners should have representation on the PTA executive committee. Many enroll in various tertiary and higher institutions of learning and they must undertake internship for exposure and confidence development in preparation for employment. |
| Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised | 31 Dec 2022 |
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*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).
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