Welcoming International

Exciting to see so many incredible #WelcomingWeek2024 events happening in Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, and the United States! 🌟 Over 280 events are taking place outside the U.S. this year. Thank you to all of our international partners for your support in spreading this powerful message of welcome across the globe: ANVITA, Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), GFMD Civil Society Mechanism, GFMD Mayors Mechanism, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada / Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada, Immigration New Zealand, Sin Fronteras IAP, Welcoming Australia, and so many more!

Happy Welcoming Week! 💫 🎉 Today is the official first day of #WelcomingWeek2024 and we’re delighted to celebrate #WhatBringsUsTogether with you all! 🌍 We’re part of a global movement of welcoming, joining thousands of people across the world hosting over 700 events! 🛜 www.welcomingweek.org.au to find an event near you - plus it’s not too late to host and register your own #SayWelcome

Thank you for sharing a window into the important work of welcoming communities in Aotearoa New Zealand 🥝 I'm excited to celebrate #WelcomingWeek2024 with 650+ community-driven events in 8 countries, along with 22 national and global partners -- all lifting up the power of local collaboration between governments, civil society, and the private sector to advance belonging of all residents, including migrants ✨

Last year, Welcoming Week reached Mexico for the first time, thanks to the incredible work of Sin Fronteras IAP. Over 1,000 people attended 27 Welcoming Week events in Mexico in 2023, and the energy of the initiative led the state legislature of Querétaro to issue a welcoming proclamation in the region. In just one week, Mexico will celebrate Welcoming Week for a second time. 🎉 #WelcomingWeek2024 You can learn more about the impact of last year's Welcoming Week, in Mexico and beyond, in our latest annual report: https://lnkd.in/e5XfYXxb

Next week, communities worldwide will kick off their #WelcomingWeek2024 activities and events in pursuit of creating more welcoming, inclusive places. In anticipation of the exciting week to come, we're taking a look back at Welcoming Week 2023: the most impactful, farthest-reaching event week in the initiative's 11-year history. See the impact of Welcoming Week in our 2023 Welcoming Week Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/eFXCZck6

This week, Welcoming Cities NSW Coordinator Türkan Aksoy has been in New Zealand with some of our colleagues from Welcoming Communities New Zealand for the Welcoming Communities Annual Hui, learning how communities across Aotearoa New Zealand are working to create inclusive and equitable futures for all migrants and newcomers from around the world. You can join this global movement for welcoming from wherever you are in the country (or the world!) this September for Welcoming Week - head to www.welcomingweek.org.au for more! #SayWelcome #StrongerTogether

What an absolute delight to host a virtual gathering today for Welcoming International to welcome our newest members ANVITA - Association Nationale des Villes et Territoires Accueillants! This network is made up of such an incredible group of organisations and individuals - today's gathering was a reminder that despite our distance, we all face similar challenges in combatting the ideologies that dehumanise migrants and people seeking safety - and a reminder of how we're #StrongerTogether in overcoming these challenges. May we all advance "des territoires engagés pour un accueil inconditionnel // territories committed to an unconditional welcome* Welcoming Australia Merci beaucoup Léa ENON-BARON!

Our executive director, Rachel Perić, was in Paris on #WorldRefugeeDay last week. The #welcoming movement is truly global! Cities and communities across the world are, in Rachel's words, "ensuring that new and longtime residents alike can thrive and belong together, in abundance rather than scarcity." Read Rachel's full thoughts below.

Today is #WorldRefugeeDay, and at Welcoming International we stand #WithRefugees in our work throughout the year and across the globe. We were honored to participate this month in meetings with the UNHCR Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways in Geneva. There we participated in conversations on global refugee accommodations, a workship combatting negative narratives and creating welcoming communities, and discussions on methods to share expertise on post-arrival settlement and integration. We also shared information about Welcoming Week, encouraging leaders and communities across the world to say "We're All In" and celebrate the work they are doing to become more communities of welcoming and belonging for all. Learn more about Welcoming Week at https://welcomingweek.org #RefugeeDay UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency USA for UNHCR (UNHCR photo by Jose Cendon)

On World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20, we honor the strength, courage, and perseverance of refugees around the globe. This year, #WorldRefugeeDay focuses on solidarity with refugees, for a world where refugees are welcomed. Solidarity means keeping our doors open, celebrating refugees’ strengths and achievements, and reflecting on the challenges they face. Today, we are spotlighting refugee leaders who are designing creative ways to build community in the United States through the Sparking Change program. Their innovative projects are building bridges between refugees and their new communities. Read the full Sparking Change blog post now: https://lnkd.in/g6PYJtEx #WithRefugees #RefugeeDay USA for UNHCR