All Intercultural Cities newsletters

June 2023

World Refugee Day: What does Home mean to you?
The ICC programme sets up a new Advisory Group
Join our City Talk on: “Inclusive public space: is placemaking the solution?”
Training for project experts in Finland
Reflections and next steps for intercultural integration in Cyprus
ICC National networks release their quarterly progress reports
ICC, OSCE-ODIHR, UNHCR and OECD join forces in support of Polish cities
Feedback on the ICC expert visit to Sherbrooke
Meeting of the Italian Network of Intercultural Cities
Did you miss it? The City talk: “ICC index for policy design, from data to strategy” recording is now available!
Awareness-raising about intercultural integration and the ICC programme in Tallinn
Don’t forget to check the ICC Calendar
ICC documents

April 2023

The year 2022 in Intercultural Cities – the annual report now online
Welcome to the new ICC members!
Five Finnish municipalities will work on building an inclusive integration approach
Intercultural study visit of Cypriot Mayors to Barcelona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Support programme for cities to respond to challenges of integrating refugees and migrants launched in Poland
Successful literacy actions for Roma women in Patras
Celebrating intercultural successes of Australian Cities
Living Charter for Intercultural Modena
Neuchâtel - A spring season rich in intercultural initiatives
Feedback on the ICC expert visit to Jonava
Peer-to-peer support: Animation as Art Therapy in Lutsk
ICC national networks - Release of the 2022 annual reports
New ICC policy briefs now available !
Don’t forget to check the ICC Calendar
Latest publications
Good practices from
Resources available in additional languages

July 2022

Creating sustainable intercultural cities: opening of registrations for the ICC Study visit to the 5th Placemaking Week Europe in Pontevedra
The city of Valladolid (Spain) joins the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities
Manlleu joins the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities
The cycle of webinars "Gender and Interculturalism" has started!
Consultation on Entrepreneurship by Migrant Women takes place in Patras
Cypriot intercultural study visit to Italy
Proud Cities Summit 2022 in Vilnius
An eventful month of June at Beit HaGefen (Haifa, Israel)
Watch films from intercultural cities for World Refugee Day
Webinar “Identifying and preventing systemic discrimination: the importance of data and evidence”
How intercultural is your project?
Looking for an online training?
Forthcoming events
Latest publications
Multilevel governance
Index reports
Good practices from

December 2022

Winter is coming but the spirit of inclusion will continue warming our days: the ICC team wishes you all very nice winter holidays!
Council of Europe’s Committee for anti-discrimination and inclusion offers practical tools for reaping the benefits of migrant integration
Rethinking welcoming policies from an intercultural perspective: new ICC policy brief
Publication of the ICC Policy brief on Long-term sustainable housing solutions for the intercultural city
Publication of the ICC Policy brief on green urban strategies for intercultural cities
Launch of the project “Building an intercultural integration approach in Finland”
Preparation of regional intercultural action plans in Cyprus
Barcelos joins the Portuguese Network of Intercultural Cities
Australian ICC member cities have come together to form a National ICC Network
Don’t miss the new thematic page on Designing intercultural strategies
Latest publications
Index reports
Good practices from

April 2022

The Committee of Ministers adopts a landmark legal standard on multilevel policies and governance for intercultural integration
The city of Vila Verde (Portugal) joins Intercultural Cities
The city of Famalicão joins the Portuguese Network of Intercultural Cities
Cities4Cities: a new matchmaking platform to support Ukrainian local and regional authorities
Webinar on an Intercultural approach to Roma and Travellers inclusion
Launch of an independent evaluation of the ICC programme’s services and tools
Progress report on the work of the municipal administration of Montreal to fight against systemic racism and systemic discrimination
Snapshot of diversity in the administration of the Canton of Neuchâtel
Monuments and racist heritage in the public space: study by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and perspectives
Check the latest updates to our page #StandWithUkraine
Latest publications
Index reports
Good practices from
Publications in other Languages

February 2022

Publication of the Annual report of the Intercultural Cities programme
Learn how to work with Inclusion Influencers!
Lublin, Krakow and Wrocław together against hate speech
Focus on youth, sports and inclusion in Haifa, Ioannina and Limassol
Sustainable and inclusive tourism to foster participation and sense of belonging
Fostering inclusive recruitment: project report and Guidebook for Employers
Want to make your workplace more inclusive?
Bilbao adopts its third Intercultural City Strategy
Units for Homeless - an inspiring action from Patras, Greece
Latest publications
Index reports
Good practices from
A journey with Mila and Melo - awareness video
Annual reports
Publications in other Languages

December 2021

Call for tenders to be part of the Intercultural Cities Pool of experts
The Intercultural Cities programme welcomes Salisbury !
A Growing Coalition of Intercultural Cities in Quebec
A new draft Recommendation on intercultural integration soon to be assessed by the Committee of Ministers
Play the Escape Roomours !
New checklists to discover if your project is intercultural
New online training: The Intercultural City Step-by-step
A comprehensive policy approach for intercultural integration at the national level
LIREA: a project fostering the integration of Third Country Nationals victims of trafficking in Italy, Austria, Malta, Cyprus and Greece
International Migrants Day
Latest publications
Index reports
Good practices
Publications in other Languages

October 2021

Meeting of International ICC coordinators
The Intercultural Cities programme welcomes Montesilvano!
Join ICC to celebrate International Migrants Day 2021!
Online training courses for ICC member cities
Opportunities of regional intercultural networks in Cyprus
Bilbao citizens ready to enjoy the first intercultural guided tours "Diversitours"
Barcelona launches a new Intercultural Action Plan
5th edition of NEUCHATOI
Roundtable on “The Law on Indigenous Peoples as a Guarantee of Sustainable Development of the State” in Melitopol
Check out updates on the Sustainable cities page!
Save the dates!
Latest publications
Index reports
Good practices
Publications in other Languages

July 2021

Sustainable cities - how to make them more inclusive?
Launch of the ICC facts and figures page
Publication of a new guide: Which alternative narratives work and why?
What does “diversity, identity and equality” mean to you? – A new ICC video
Intercultural integration in Cyprus
Our Intercultural City - Our Home
Bringing all inclusion services in Bergen under one roof
“Inclusive Recruitment”: a joint project from Oeiras, Loures and Amadora
Limassol, Haifa and Ioannina engaged in the development of a Mediterranean Intercultural Cities Community through sport and youth
Ready to take a DiversiTour in Bilbao and Valencia?
Lublin, Krakow and Wrocław join forces in the project “Together against hate speech”
Webinar on “Interculturalism and Anti-Racism in Cities: From Theory to Practice”
CDADI adopted a Framework for intercultural integration strategy
Intercultural Cities and Refugees
Save the dates!
Latest publications
Good practices from
Joint communication campaigns
Publications in other Languages

April 2021

Ready to campaign with the ICC on the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development?
Etterbeek, Belgium, joins the Intercultural Cities programme!
Ephesus Selçuk (Turkey) joins the Intercultural Cities Network!
Turin confirms itself as the Capital of Rights and anti-racism
Stavanger ’s Dialogue Forum for Diversity and Inclusion starts the participatory design of the city’s new intercultural strategy
Thinking and acting differently: Neuchâtel takes action against racism
Braga and Cascais: Portuguese cities celebrating their diversity on new websites
ICC-UA Network commemorates the International Roma Day
Roma people at the lens (Patras, Greece)
New page on thematic papers
Save the dates!
Latest publications
Publications in other Languages

February 2021

Report of the Annual Survey of the ICC Network
Webinar on "Interculturalism and Anti-Racism in Cities"
A very successful meeting on Campaigning Together!
The ICC programme welcomes Sherbrooke (Canada)!
The ICC programme is happy to welcome Kraków in the ICC family!
The ICC International network welcomes Jonava (Lithuania)!
Intercultural Regions: Active Participation & Social Inclusion
An active network of intercultural cities in Portugal
ICC-Ukraine Network starts the new year with the adoption of Vinnytsia’s ICC City Strategy
Can a research project change a city? The Born in Bradford study
Launch of the Guide and video tutorial on “Intercultural Competencies applied to the development of public administration projects”
A letter from an ICC friend
Save the dates!
Latest publications
Publications in other Languages

December 2020

International Migrants Day: Follow #ICCities on Facebook and Twitter!
The 3rd issue of Voice Over "Borders" is online !
Take the new Intercultural Citizenship Test now!
Launch of the ICC Index Charts!
New ICC videos online
Bradford for Everyone or how to create a more inclusive city for all
A handbook addressed to public administrations on interreligious dialogue actions
ITACA: Italian Cities against discrimination
The City of Montreal creates an Office of the Commissioner for Combating Racism and Systemic Discrimination
Melitopol and Ballarat release the Impact Study of their ICC Competence Project
Launch of the ICC Guide on Intercultural Competence
Latest publications

October 2020

First meeting of the Working Group on Intercultural Integration
Systemic Discrimination – New Thematic Page Addresses How to Identify and Prevent
International Migrant Day: join the ICC campaign!
Launch of the Anti-rumour Guide in the Educational field
Webinar on “Preventing the potential discriminatory effects of the use of artificial intelligence in local services”
Melitopol University Releases the Results of its First International Survey on Intercultural Competence
Welcoming Cities: a new project of the Portuguese Network of Intercultural Cities
Guro (South Korea) joins the Intercultural Cities Network
Kobe City Government (Japan) organises a study meeting to prepare for ICC membership
Latest publications
Events

July 2020

Webinar on instruments and tools to fight systemic racism: registrations opened!
Welcome to the Intercultural Cities Programme Welcome and brand Packages!
Gentrification
A policy brief on “LGBTI Inclusion and Equality Initiatives for the Intercultural City” to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
The ICC Special Covid-19 page is updated with new promising practices
World Refugee Day 2020: “Everyone Can Make a Difference, Every Action Counts”
Three Intercultural Cities among the 26 municipalities awarded a distinction by the Europe Prize Sub-Committee
The ICC Anti-rumours manual now available in Japanese
ICC Manual on Community Policing now available in Spanish, Italian and Ukrainian
Amadora launches a Guide on the welcoming of migrants
21st May, World Day on Cultural Diversity
ICC Cities Melitopol and Ballarat awarded an ICC City Grant for developing a training module on intercultural competence
Bilbao, Castellò de la Plana, Tenerife Island and Donostia/San Sebastiàn awarded an ICC grant for the development of a pioneering joint project on Intercultural competences
The cities of Reggio Emilia and Novellara (Italy) awarded an inter-city ICC grant for project on interfaith actions
Connecting Cities During the COVID Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for ICC
Guro - Seoul (South Korea) organised the first Intercultural Festival Online!
ICC Call for tenders-> Creation of a tool to create online ICC charts and ensure their maintenance and updating
Latest publications

April 2020

Intercultural Cities: COVID-19 Special page
Online meeting: “Covid-19: Challenges and opportunities for intercultural local authorities”
The ICC programme will support the member cities that will join their forces
Report of the Intercultural Integration Academy in Morocco
The City of Reggio Emilia struggling with the Coronavirus health emergency
ICC Good practice database updated: check it for new inspirational ideas!
ECRI calls on Switzerland to improve support for victims of racism, and praises the policies adopted at the local level by the cantons of Neuchâtel and Geneva
The first meeting of the Intercultural Regions’ network took place online
Welcome to the city of Neumarkt into the International Intercultural Cities Network !
Latest publications

March 2020

Welcome to the city of Ansan (Republic of Korea) into the Intercultural Cities Network !
Welcome to the city of Valencia into the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities (RECI) !
Welcome to the city of Camden into the ICC Network !
Kick-off meeting of the project “European Pact for Integration”
Registrations open for the Study visit to Kirklees
The City of Sumy adopts its 2020-2025 ICC Strategy
Integrating migrants in the job market: Launch of the Closed Doors Day campaign
2019 – A very fruitful year for the ICC Programme
Latest publications

December 2019

European regions to launch the Intercultural Regions Network
4th Meeting of the Policy Lab on inclusive integration – Publication of the Report
Publication of the report of the ICC meeting of coordinators
International Migrants Day - Reggio Emilia welcomes new Italians with a citizenship kit
Results of the “Diversity Advantage Challenge” launched by the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities (RECI)
Intercultural Week – X Edition
Hamamatsu International Summit on Intercity Collaboration 2019
Human rights aspects of immigrant and refugee integration policies
ICC main events in 2020
Latest publications

October 2019

Launch of the ICC Step-by-step guide: updated edition
Donostia/San Sebastián (Spain): another Intercultural city awarded the 2019 Europe Prize
ICC Study visit to Haifa, Israel
Conference on religious diversity in Fuenlabrada
How can the challenges of increasingly complex societies be managed?
ICC information meeting for Québec region: publication of the conclusions
Information and Communication technology (ICT) supports the provision of services for migrants’ integration (Patras, Greece)
Rijeka participates in the Croatian Cities for Equality project
Montreal launches a policy of non-discriminatory access to all municipal services
Launch of the new Intercultural Cities information flyer
Latest publications
Upcoming events

July 2019

Launch of the Intercultural Cities didactic videos
3rd Inclusive Integration Policy Lab meeting
ICC Expert visit to Dudelange
New Group on Diversity in the Workplace Formed in Kirklees
Reykjavik discusses measures towards a more intercultural society
16th Coordination meeting of the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities
Outcomes of the ICC experts’ visit to Oeiras (Portugal)
ProfilPASS – a tool for the assessment of migrants competences
Cities publish guidance on irregular migrants
Latest publications
Upcoming events

April 2019

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Launch of the ICC Manual on community policing
The city of Modena (Italy) joins the Intercultural Cities Network
Intercultural integration academy in Iceland
Including migrants in emergency management: a course for local-level practitioners
Meeting of the Italian Network of Intercultural Cities
Intercultural Cities presented at the Seminar on “Migration and inclusion in the European Union”
The role of education in supporting refugees’ integration - joint event in Strasbourg
Intercultural experts visited the cities of Izhevsk and Kepez
Upcoming events
Latest publications

February 2019

The ICC network welcomes 6 new members
The new ICC Index is now online!
More than 2000 residents of Ukrainian ICC cities answer the ICC Citizenship Test
Intercultural City Seminar in Tokyo attracted 40 local government officials
Neukölln publishes "Normalising Integration - Living together in an intercultural metropolis"
Montreal unveils its first immigration action plan to help newcomers integrate
International Migrants Day: mayors of intercultural cities programme join voices for inclusion and diversity
Upcoming events
Latest publications

April 2018

Living together in inclusive democracies: how can the intercultural approach promote participation in diverse societies?
Open window / Youngest intercultural ambassadors: children in kindergartens discover intercultural interaction
An intercultural citizenship test to assess citizens’ competences
Anti rumours training in Montreal
International Day Against Racial Discrimination
After 8 years of engagement with Intercultural cities, México includes interculturalism in the National Development Plan
A Path to build a United and Inclusive Society: The City of Turin adopts its “Guidelines for interculturality and participation”
New on the ICC website
Upcoming events

February 2018

The cities of Oeiras (Portugal) and Salt (Spain) have just joined the ICC network
ICC annual report 2017, Policy Lab Conclusions, and Report of the meeting of coordinators now online!
Study finds that intercultural cities have higher well-being and citizen satisfaction
Guidelines for Diversity Connectors for startups now online
Anti-rumours handbook 2018
The 2017 compilation of Good practices from Intercultural Cities is now online
Declaration of the Intercultural cities’ Milestone event
Upcoming events

October 2017

Intercultural Cities held a side event at PACE Summer Session
Where do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home
Expert’s visit to Hamamatsu: 1st Asian city to join the ICC network
Recognising refugee qualifications – a new initiative by the Council of Europe
Intercultural Hospitality Enterprise Workshop
A knowledge sharing session to keep on dismantling rumours and stereotypes
Developing Intercultural Competence through Education
Upcoming events

June 2017

Intercultural cities: good practice now online
Italian cities met in Rome for a Policy Lab with National authorities
Heritage for diversity inclusiveness - first training on participatory mapping of diverse cultural heritage
47 European States agreed on an Action Plan on how to protect children in migration
Paris city council adopts a major report on "Paris - Intercultural city"
The Island Council of Tenerife starts an awareness-raising campaign against cyber racism and intolerance on the social media
Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the Interreligious Council of Rijeka 2020 has just been signed
Intercultural Cities in Ukraine: top quality of life ranking
Welcome to our three new member cities!
Upcoming events
Recent events

April 2017

The Intercultural Cities Programme launches the Inclusive Integration Policy Lab
The ICC Programme welcomes a new member from the Faroe Islands
Is Japan turning intercultural?
Conference on Building diverse communities based on shared values – the Intercultural cities approach
Lisbon and Rijeka selected to implement the pilot project on Cultural Heritage and diverse societies (STEPS)
Mexico City : from "melting pot" to an intercultural and welcoming city
Div-A project presented at the International Festival of Journalism
European Anti-Racism Week 2017: Actions in Patras - "No child is foreign to us!"
Cantonal Action Week against Racism: a very positive outcome
Upcoming events

February 2017

Ballarat (Australia) joins the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities Network
A promising start of the year for the Moroccan network of Intercultural cities
Launch of STEPS: heritage resources for inclusive diversity
Engaging with Religious Minorities through an Intercultural Approach: the role of cities
Council of Europe Secretary General pays tribute to Intercultural cities on the International Migrants’ Day
Launch of a video guide on Anti-rumours strategy
New documents online
Upcoming events

November 2016

Urban play as a means for activating intercultural cities
Erlangen-Nürnberg: University enables access to education for refugees
NeuchàToi 2016: “Secularism and religious pluralism: how are they perceived?”
Rating Diversity in Business: ICC kick-off meeting in Santa Maria da Feira
Santa Maria da Feira - "Open Window" for the exchange of knowledge and expertise
The Municipality of Patras supports refugees at Myrsini centre in Elia prefecture
Lisbon: Launch of a new web portal to showcase migrant entrepreneurs
The Complex Instruction Programme: a tool to embrace diversity
Further steps in the cooperation between the ICC programme and the city of Hamamatsu
Upcoming events