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How Will the Pandemic Reshape Public Health for Migrants?

In the wake of COVID-19, speakers reflected on the implications of the public-health crisis for migrant health and discussed innovations that could reduce health care disparities for immigrants and other diverse populations.

Opening More Avenues for Protection for Refugees

From a global review of refugee resettlement and complementary pathway programs, experts offered recommendations on how stakeholders can most effectively support the growth of resettlement and complementary pathways.

Labour Migration Governance in West Africa in the Wake of the Pandemic

This webinar explored the importance of labor migration for West Africa, related Ghanaian and Senegalese policies, and how development agencies can help maximize labor migration's development benefits.

Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan: How could Europe respond to growing displacement?

With the safety of millions of Afghans at stake, this MPI Europe conversation explores Europe’s possible responses to the situation in Afghanistan and in neighboring countries. Experts on this webinar also examine how European governments can best prepare to respond to a possible increase in the number of asylum seekers reaching Europe’s borders in the next few months.

EU Strategy on Voluntary Return and Reintegration: Switching perspectives?

In April 2021, the European Commission took a step toward the creation of a common EU return system, releasing its first Strategy on Voluntary Return and Reintegration. This MPI Europe event examines origin- and destination-country policy priorities surrounding return, opportunities for cooperation, and possible next steps in policy development.

Pushing Borders Outward: The state of asylum globally five years after the EU-Turkey Deal

Marking the launch of an initiative led by MPI and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, this event considers the extent to which externalization strategies such as the EU-Turkey agreement or deals with Libya and now-rescinded U.S. agreements to send asylum seekers to Central America have become the dominant strategies deployed by countries of asylum and how these policies have affected both asylum seekers and host and transit countries.

A Way Forward on Migration Under the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union?

With Portugal assuming the EU Presidency in January 2021 and prioritizing progress on the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, this webinar features senior officials from the European Union, Germany (the last holder of the presidency), and Portugal to take stock of where conversations on the pact stand and Portugal’s plans for taking forward the negotiations.

Welfare States and Migration: How will the pandemic reshape a complex relationship?

This MPI Europe webinar reflects on the implications of this current moment for European economies and societies and the role of immigration and immigrant integration policy, and highlights research from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre on the fiscal and demographic impacts of migration.

COVID-19, the Withdrawal Agreement and Citizens' Rights: No time to waste

This webinar explores how governments’ implementation plans for the Brexit withdrawal agreement have been affected by COVID-19, and the potential implications on citizens’ rights at the end of the transition period and beyond. Among the topics covered: which populations are most at risk at the intersection between Brexit and the pandemic and what contingency measures might mitigate these vulnerabilities and keep implementation timelines on track.

Enhancing the Social and Economic Inclusion of Refugees through Local Development Strategies

This discussion explores how development and humanitarian actors in low- and middle-income countries can engage with local institutions to promote the social and economic inclusion of refugees and how this inclusion can enhance engagement with other traditionally marginalized groups.