Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2295

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Submission Number: 2295
Submission ID: 8021
Submission UUID: 3dcfc482-268f-4d38-9162-4d90691dc69a
Submission URI: /submit-pledges

Created: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 22:29
Completed: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 22:29
Changed: Tue, 08/02/2022 - 21:58

Remote IP address: 2.22.245.54
Language: English

Is draft: No

Flagged: Yes
Name of entity submitting the pledgeThe Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Bogota
Pledging entityCities, Municipalities, and Local Authority
Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country?
Full namePablo Mariani
PositionKMO
Country of implementationColombia
Other country of implementationGlobal
Region of implementation
Email Addresspmariani@mayorsmechanism.org
Secondary contact person
Secondary email
Name of the pledgeAdvisor for migratory affairs of the mayor's office
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 pledgeProcess oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for the IMRF); Material (e.g. provision of technical assistance or in kind contribution); structured
Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support7. 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; 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 pledgePeople-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 pledgeColombia has faced the second largest migratory crisis in the world with Bogotá being the Latin American and Caribbean capital with the most Venezuelan migrants in its territory. Currently there are around 397.716 venezuelan migrants in Bogotá, 21.7% of the total migrant population in Colombia.
Previously Bogotá’s local government institutions worked individually to provide services to migrant population in the city. Many of these initial services focused on humanitarian assistance. As the city sought to move towards social, economic and cultural integration for migrants it became apparent that it was necessary to articulate the work being done by the city’s organizations in order to streamline the service portfolio offered, get a better understanding of the migrant population in the city and create a more efficient route to offer services to migrants starting with regularization under the Temporary Protection Statute for Venezuelan Migrants (ETPV). Once migrants are regularized the city will offer them a full portfolio of services focusing on employment, health, education, culture, among others.
In order to achieve this purpose, the office of the Mayor, with support from the World Bank, has created the Advisory Office for Migratory Affairs. This Office seeks to support and integrate the migrant population in Bogotá through strategic institutional actions working together with the private sector, international cooperation and civil society to protect the human rights of migrants, reduce poverty and foster development in the city and country.
The Advisory Office has formulated a two year strategy that is based on the following strategic priorities:
1) Regularization and affiliation to subsidized social security.
2) Social and humanitarian attention
3) Social, economic and cultural integration
4) Coexistence
5) Xenophobia prevention
6) Strengthening Institutions

The expected outcomes for this initiative are:
1) Increasing regularization and access to subsidized social security. This will be measured through the records of Migración Colombia and the Planning Secretariat.
2) Increased formal job placement for migrants in the city. This will be measured through various initiatives that are being worked on in the city.
3) Xenophobia reduction. This will be measured through the work of think tanks specialized in this topic.
4) Access to actionable information related to migration in the city. This will be measured through the creation of a dashboard that will contain detailed information.
Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised31 Dec 2023
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