We are working to make Belfast a welcoming environment for refugees, asylum-seekers and newcomer communities. Wherever they go in our neighbourhoods we want them to feel safe and to find people who welcome them, support them, include them in their activities and celebrate what they can contribute. We want to build that same culture of welcome in our schools, workplaces, entertainment centres, places of worship and all public spaces. We hope to work with the public services, both at policy level and on the frontline, to ensure that an ethos of civility and welcome pervades at all times.