Cities that are member of the international Intercultural Cities network hold coordination meetings once per year to take stock of achievements, put forward new challenges, and prepare the next programme of work with a view to further develop both the intercultural cities’ network and the intercultural integration policy model.

After two years of online gatherings, this year’s meeting took place in-person in Reggio Emilia (Italy), on 16-17 November 2022.

Among the main strategic developments of this year, international members heard about the progress made to engage Council of Europe member states towards multilevel governance of intercultural integration, in recognition of the role of local and regional authorities in the conception and implementation of policies for inclusive societies.

Other highlights included the presentation of the results and recommendations of the independent evaluation of the ICC programme services and tools, carried out in 2022 ; a thematic session on multilingualism and language policies in the Intercultural City organised thanks to a financial contribution from the government of Japan; a capacity-building workshop on identifying and preventing systemic discrimination, and a session dedicated to planning work to progress on the implementation of inclusive policies for the intercultural city.

Report of the meeting