Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2270
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Submission Number: 2270
Submission ID: 7861
Submission UUID: 8fe8b537-51d3-4952-a83e-18d269921df2
Submission URI: /submit-pledges
Created: Fri, 07/22/2022 - 18:02
Completed: Fri, 07/22/2022 - 18:02
Changed: Thu, 10/13/2022 - 21:29
Remote IP address: 88.221.83.71
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Submitted to: Pledging initiative – Submission form
| Name of entity submitting the pledge | The Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Zurich, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Pledging entity | Cities, Municipalities, and Local Authority |
| Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country? | |
| Full name | Pablo Mariani |
| Position | Knowledge Management Officer |
| Country of implementation | Spain |
| Other country of implementation | Global |
| Region of implementation | |
| Email Address | cta@mayorsmechanism.org |
| Secondary contact person | |
| Secondary email | |
| Name of the pledge | Humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries |
| 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 | Material (e.g. provision of technical assistance or in kind contribution) |
| Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support | 7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion |
| 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 | With a total amount of 500,000 Swiss francs, the City of Zurich supports refugee reception and assistance in neighbouring countries of the Ukraine by contributing to the humanitarian aid programs for the Ukraine maintained by the national charitable collection organisation as well as the four largest Swiss relief organisations. The main focus of the aid is on emergency assistance for the refugees at the borders of Ukraine with the neighbouring countries Romania, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia and Poland. The Zurich City Council will consider further financial contributions to humanitarian assistance for the Ukraine in 2022. |
| Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Upload project document |
*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).
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