ACCMR - Athens Coordination Center for Migrant & Refugee issues

ACCMR is the first municipality – led coordination hub in Greece that facilitates networking and cooperation between the City of Athens and civil society, international organizations and central government, with the aim of developing effective integration policies. At the same time, ACCMR has a central role in the operation of the Cities Network for Integration (CNI), an inter – municipal network of Greek municipalities exchanging and developing good practices. Since April 2020, the International Organization for Migration and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees have been jointly supporting ACCMR on the basis of a trilateral cooperation with the City of Athens. ACCMR enjoys international recognition as an innovative and effective coordination mechanism that supports local government in policy-making (Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development – OECD, Network of major European cities EUROCITIES, IOM Brussels etc.).