E.g., 11/28/2023
E.g., 11/28/2023
Events

Events

Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with recently resettled Afghans and with staff members and volunte
State Department
Upcoming Event
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.

MPI Webinar

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.

IOM Displaced Ukrainians who have just crossed the Medyka border in Poland getting as
May 4, 2022

This webinar convenes international experts to consider what is known about public opinion and narratives on refugees and what this means for the Ukrainian crisis. How can immediate post-crisis solidarity be harnessed and made more sustainable?

Emergency department. Centre Hospitalier de la Région d'Annecy (CHRA)
April 28, 2022

As the European Union unveils its new skills and talent package, this MPI Europe webinar explores how Europe can address its labor market needs at a time of great upheaval, and the role that immigration and immigrant integration policy can play in helping propel Europe’s economic recovery.

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.

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Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Nigerian beneficiaries working on a Catfish farm
February 15, 2022

This conversation with policymakers and practitioners reflects on the progress made in the past three years to better integrate gender into reintegration programs for returned migrants, ongoing challenges, and how the International Migration Review Forum in May offers a critical moment to promote good practices. 

President Joe Biden examines executive orders.
January 19, 2022

One year into President Joe Biden's term, this discussion examines the administration's track record on immigration and what lays ahead.

Caretaker and child in garden
December 1, 2021

In this webinar, speakers examine the critical role of child care provided by family, friends, and neighbors (FFN) for immigrant families and program and policy approaches to more equitably serve and support FFN caregivers.

Beneficiaries of Finca Sana wait for medical assistance
November 30, 2021

Este webinar marca la publicación de un informe que examina el marco institucional y las iniciativas del estado de Costa Rica que apoyan la integración de migrantes y refugiados, un área de política particularmente crítica a medida que la población inmigrante continúa creciendo.

Demetrios G. Papademetriou and António Vitorino at MPI 20th Anniversary Conference
November 15, 2021

MPI’s 20th Anniversary Conference featured the Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, António Vitorino, in an armchair conversation with MPI co-founder and President Emeritus Demetrios G. Papademetriou, as well as a panel discussion with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and MPI co-founder Kathleen Newland and KIND President Wendy Young.

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