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This report seeks to understand the potential market in Canada for private sponsorship of refugees, especially...

The November 2023 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, Resettlement, and Pathways to Protection was...

Summary of Solidarity Work as Political Action: Advocating for Refugee and Asylum Seekers in the USA
The authors analyzed the rise of solidarity activism in the USA, focused on supporting refugees, asylum...

The October 2023 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, Resettlement, and Pathways to protection was prepared...

This report reflects on the United Kingdom’s Community Sponsorship program and explores how CSGs and...

This report explores the invaluable role that volunteers and sponsors play in newcomer settlement and...

UPDATE: recording available for 15 August 2023, 9:00AM - 10:00AM ET online webinar hosted by Refugees...

UPDATE: recording posted for 18 September 2023, 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET, hybrid conference by the Migration...

This exploratory research explores the impact of the Community Sponsorship Scheme (CSS) on wider communities...

November 14, 2023; 4:00PM CET / 10:00AM ET; online webinar hosted by Migration Policy Institute Europe.

IRCC has committed to welcoming up to 11,000 Colombians, Haitians and Venezuelans through a new humanitarian...

Nov 21, 2023 10:00-11:30AMM JST / 1:13:30 ACT; virtual event hosted by the Global Task Force on Third...

This report identifies factors that contribute to hindering recruitment and retention of sponsors, offers...

This study aims to understand the internal environment of non-profits, more specifically large international...

This digest contains a factual summary of Mugenzi v France, a case that was submitted to the European...

This digest contains a factual summary of the relevant law and policy to date (July 2023) on migration...

RRI promotes welcoming and inclusive experiences for refugees and displaced students in university communities...

September 2023 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, resettlement, and pathways to protection prepared...

October 24th, 2023 8:00AM - 10:00AM EST; virtual launch hosted by RefugePoint on behalf of the Global...

October 17th, 2023 3:00PM-5:00PM CET / 9:00AM - 11:00AM EST; online workshop hosted by the Global Task...

Multiple dates available: Sept 19th, Sept 23rd, and Sept 29th; online learning session hosted by Immigration,...

The “Safe Pathways for Refugees” report series is a publication on complementary pathways data which...

The use of AI tools has the potential to streamline and improve various aspects of resettlement. However,...

The Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) network was set up in 2021 to bring together asylum seeking and refugee...

This article is a review of literature on homestay accommodations for refugees. ‘Homestay accommodations’...

The FRWG promotes sustainable solutions for beneficiaries of international protection by facilitating...

September 14, 2023 4:00PM CET / 10:00AM ET; online webinar hosted by the Migration Policy Institute Europe.

August 25, 2023 6:30 PM PT / 9:30PM ET; online and in person event hosted by HIAS and the Temple Israel...

Aki Takada writes about the “Expanding Refugee Education Pathways” conference hosted by JICUF and the...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, joins the Government of the Philippines in welcoming six Rohingya refugees...

DIGNITY Kwanza was established in 2018 to contribute to efforts to find solutions to challenges facing...

Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics) provides urgently-needed help to academics in immediate danger,...

This article examines the outcomes of a pilot program introduced by Talent Beyond Boundaries, a non-profit...

July 2023 roundup of literature on Complementary Pathways, Legal Aspects, and Mapping, prepared by Tasha...

This article questions whether the bottom-up aspect of complementary pathways lend them any greater chance...

The article addresses the nuances surrounding the concept of legal/complementary pathways through distinguishing...

This brief shares policy options identified as part of the EU-funded and ICMPD-implemented project “Making...

UPDATE: Recording Added. 11 July 2023, 3:00-4:30PM CEST/9:00-10:30AM EST, online conference by the International...

Assisting war-affected individuals by providing an opportunity to start or continue their BA education...

The authors discuss several lessons from this large resettlement effort that can inform our response...

The UNICORE Project aims at increasing opportunities for refugees residing in Kenya, Niger, Nigeria,...

3-6 July, 2023, hybrid conference (University of Warsaw and online) by the International Migration Research...

Lamp Lifeboat Ladder provides wrap-around support for survivors of torture to help rebuild their lives...

JICUF offers several initiatives to help displaced students continue their education in Japan because...

Considering the Afghan evacuation of 2021 and its aftermath, this article suggests the term ‘brain save’...

June 2023 roundup of literature on Complementary Pathways, Legal Aspects, and Mapping, prepared by Sezgi...
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