E.g., 12/05/2023
E.g., 12/05/2023
Events

Events

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with recently resettled Afghans and with staff members and volunte
State Department
Webinar
November 30, 2023

Marking the release of a new MPI report, this webcast will consider the importance of community consultation in the rapidly evolving U.S. refugee resettlement landscape and explore actionable steps toward a more inclusive, collaborative, and adaptable process.

Market on a dirt road in an African community
Peace Corps
Webinar
November 16, 2023

This webinar will examine the challenges that refugees and other migrants face in—and place on—secondary cities, municipal capacity to respond to needs, the types of support required at national and other levels, and how development actors can better partner with secondary cities and local actors. The discussion will feature the launch of a related report.

Twin sisters from Syria shared their experience of living in exile
Jesuit Refugee Service International
Webinar
November 14, 2023

With the Global Refugee Forum approaching, this webcast explores how municipalities and other key stakeholders can be engaged in informing and delivering on the 2024 resettlement and complementary pathways pledges. 

USDA language access services website screenshot
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Webinar
October 11, 2023

White House, Department of Health and Human Services, and national advocacy officials review executive-branch efforts related to language access provision, discuss upcoming actions, and explore opportunities to improve the provision of information and services in languages other than English in federal programs.

A child walking in dried-out bed of the Dawa river in Dolow, Somalia
IOM/Taxta 2022
Webinar
September 26, 2023

Climate experts and regional authorities outline the challenges related to climate change and human mobility that local communities and national governments are confronting in Eastern Africa, and offer key recommendations for future policies and programs in the region and beyond.

Volunteers entertain refugee family
UNHCR/ Markel Redondo
Webinar
September 14, 2023

Speakers on this CAPS-EU webinar examined the challenges that hinder refugee participation in sponsorship program design and explore meaningful ways, tools, and mechanisms to effectively expand refugees’ role in current and future programmes.

Seeking the US border, many Central American migrants begin their journey in Mexico on 'La Bestia'
May 24, 2022

Con motivo de la publicación de un informe del Instituto de Política Migratoria sobre posibles vías de protección para las personas centroamericanas, este webcast ofrece un análisis sobre las vías humanitarias y de reasentamiento que ya se utilizan en la región así como las oportunidades y los obstáculos para expandir estos programas. 

A returnee who benefited from IOM Libya’s reintegration program.
May 23, 2022

Experts and practitioners in migrant-origin and destination countries examine how to leverage predeparture counseling for sustainable reintegration of returnees in this conversation marking the release of a related MPI Europe policy brief that explores promising approaches to strengthen the links between the predeparture and post-arrival phases in reintegration programs.

Afghan refugees arrive on a flight from Tajikistan
May 19, 2022

This official side event of the International Migration Review Forum revists lessons from COVID-19, and explores the potential for greater international coordination over health and mobility and setting principles that are clear, equitable, streamlined, and future-focused.

Photo of mask-wearing students in a classroom
May 17, 2022

Marking the release of a report examining the assessment of English Learner (EL) students after pandemic-induced disruptions, this webinar examines ELs’ learning experiences during the 2020-21 academic year and their performance and participation in statewide testing, and how schools are using data to inform interventions and instruction this year. 

International Migration Review Forum 2022 Official Side Event
May 17, 2022

Organized on the margins of the first International Migration Review Forum, this official side event looks at effective practices and programs to build socially cohesive and inclusive societies—including lessons from post-conflict settings on how to build intergroup trust. Discussants focus on successful development interventions and offer examples of why some promising ideas may have fallen short in practice.

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Help Wanted sign offers employment in a restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland
April 20, 2022

With the United States having 11.3 million unfilled positions as of March 2022 and facing an aging population, declining fertility, and shifting skills needs, what role can immigration serve in fulfilling labor market needs, particularly in the area of health care? Experts will explore on this webinar.

Tribute for Demetrios G. Papademetriou - Doris Meissner speaker
March 28, 2022

MPI and MPI Europe celebrated the life and career of Dr. Demetrios G. Papademetriou, bringing together speakers from around the world to speak to his legacy. 

Guatemalan migrant family in Mexico
March 16, 2022

This event explored changing migration patterns from Guatemala, how policymakers and development practitioners can help create livelihood options and address other drivers of migration, and the broader lessons for policy approaches in sending and receiving countries that could help better manage migration and provide alternatives to irregular migration.

On 27 February 2022, people cross the border from Ukraine into Poland.
March 8, 2022

With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Ukraine in the first days after invasion and predictions of an exodus of several million more, this webinar features expert discussion on the implementation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive, prospects for the integration of the displaced, and lessons from the 2015-2016 refugee crisis.

Close-up of online learning -  A computer screen shows the classes a student
February 24, 2022

Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar takes stock of lessons learned about remote learning during the pandemic and examines how governments, schools, and service providers can advance digital equity for children in immigrant families.

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