Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2278
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Submission Number: 2278
Submission ID: 7901
Submission UUID: 73db9798-18c3-4fbd-b825-107a3b99645a
Submission URI: /submit-pledges
Created: Fri, 07/22/2022 - 18:42
Completed: Fri, 07/22/2022 - 18:42
Changed: Fri, 05/05/2023 - 17:48
Remote IP address: 2.17.197.212
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Submitted to: Pledging initiative – Submission form
Flagged: Yes
| Name of entity submitting the pledge | The Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Gaziantep, Turkey |
|---|---|
| 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 | The Gaziantep Social Cohesion Model |
| 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 | Policy/legal in scope around a given objective of the GCM |
| 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; 17. Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of 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 | Gaziantep, a city in the southeastern part of Turkey, has successfully integrated 500,000 refugees and has grown its population by 25 percent due to newcomers fleeing the crisis across the border in Syria. From the very start of the migration explosion, Gaziantep addressed an important question: Do refugees cause social, political, and economic destabilization? They knew that the answer to this question would shape all of our actions in this critical time, and ultimately Gaziantep answered definitively: Refugees do not cause destabilization; poor leadership and policies do. Working together with UN Agencies, NGOs, INGOs, public entities, they implemented Gaziantep Migration Model’s (GMM) migration policy has a humanitarian approach based on social justice and human rights. The GMM established Turkey's first Migration Management Directorate to lead the refugee response programme of the city, ensuring no one is left behind. The GMM's policies are based on ensuring the common welfare of refugees and host communities. |
| Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised | 31 Dec 2023 |
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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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