First Quarterly Informal Briefing on the Global Compact of Refugees
March 26 2024 Hosted online by UNHCR in Geneva, Switzerland
Report on the Second Thematic Consultation of the Cartagena +40 Process
May 16-17 2024 Hosted by UNHCR and GAIN in Brasilia, Brazil
Report on the First Thematic Consultation of the Cartagena +40 Process
April 4-5 2024 Hosted by UNHCR and GAIN in Mexico City
Welcome Corps at Work: Connecting US Employers with Skilled Refugee Employees
On April 17, 2024, the US Department of State announced the launch of the Welcome Corps at Work program which matches US employers with skilled refugees. The pilot program underscores the contributions of refugees to local communities across the United States, as well as the value of public and private sector engagement.
Temporary public policy concerning the resettlement of women in Mexico who are survivors of sexual and gender-based violence
IRCC has announced this new temporary public policy that, through the identification and facilitation of Reed Smith LLP, allows the resettlement of up to 100 people who identify as women and who are survivors of SGBV, and who have fled their home country and are currently residing in Mexico.
Sponsorship, Resettlement and Complementary Pathways
The February 2024 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, Resettlement, and Pathways to Protection was prepared by Sezgi Karacan for the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub. This roundup brings together recent publications on sponsorship, resettlement, education and employment pathways, temporary protection, and special responses.
Ukrainians in the EU: What Is Next After the Temporary Protection Directive?
March 4, 2024; 3:00PM CET / 9:00AM ET; online webinar hosted by Migration Policy Institute Europe.
Engaging Local Voices: Letting Cities Inform National Refugee Resettlement Goals
UPDATE: event notes added. November 14, 2023; 4:00PM CET / 10:00AM ET; online webinar hosted by Migration Policy Institute Europe.
Asia-Pacific Complementary Pathways Community of Practice Meeting
12-13 February 2024, hybrid event, in person in Manila, Philippines; regional meeting hosted by De La Salle Philippines & The Embassy of Canada to the Philippines.
SPRING Research Project Podcast
This podcast series explores the nuts and bolts of the Canadian Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, which empowers ordinary individuals to directly engage in the welcome and settlement of refugee newcomers.
Research Colloquium on Refugee Sponsorship
In 2021-2022, the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub, in partnership with the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University, the University of Toronto and the Institute for Research into Superdiversity at the University of Birmingham, convened a Colloquium of events dedicated to exploring community based refugee sponsorship. The Colloquium included thematic workshops and two symposia, and featured contributions from leading researchers, practitioners, policy makers and advocates from around the world. See here for event notes, links to recordings, and to the Journey - the art exhibit curated for the Colloquium.
Conversations with Iris: Migration, displacement and (im)mobility in a (post) Covid world
Conversations with Iris is a podcast/zoomcast series on migration, displacement and (im)mobility produced by the Institute for Research into Superdiveresity at the University of Birmingham.