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A Bleak Winter: Providing Needed Aid to Those Fleeing Conflict in Syria
This joint Migration Policy Institute and International Rescue Committee (IRC) event offers insights from a delegation that visited Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey in November 2012.
Engaging the Asian Diaspora
Asian diaspora programs lack the sustained, broad-based strategies needed to maximize diaspora contributions to development in countries of origin.
Disentangling Immigration and International Development in the United States
U.S. use of development aid to reduce unauthorized immigration has repeatedly failed.
Thailand at a Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities in Leveraging Migration for Development
Thailand's estimated 3.5 million migrants face barriers to decent work and health care, requiring comprehensive long-term policy to leverage migration for development.
Strengthening Pre-Departure Orientation Programmes in Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines
Predeparture orientation programs protect migrant workers in Asia. But poor implementation and gaps across the migration cycle limit their effectiveness.
Regulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor
Paper launch and discussion on the Asian migrant worker experience in the Middle East, where panelists offered insights on migration issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region today.
Central American Development: Two Decades of Progress and Challenges for the Future
Central America's transformation into stable democracies and global exporters is threatened by persistent inequality, rising violence, and climate vulnerability.
Regulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor
Recruitment agencies in the Asia-Middle East corridor extract high fees from vulnerable migrants, demanding coordinated regulation at origin and destination.
Unaccompanied Minors and Their Journey through the U.S. Immigration System
A discussion on unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. Mexico border with representatives from Women's Refugee Commission and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND).
U.S. Secretary of State’s Global Diaspora Forum: Moving Forward by Giving Back
The second annual Global Diaspora Forum, hosted by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, focused on how new technology can empower and increase diaspora philanthropy, volunteerism, social entrepreneurship, and innovation. MPI was the knowledge partner for the forum.
