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Summary of Private Refugee Sponsorship in Canada: 2021 Market Study
This report seeks to understand the potential market in Canada for private sponsorship of refugees, especially...
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Family Reunification and Europe
The November 2023 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, Resettlement, and Pathways to Protection was...
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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...
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Family Reunification
The October 2023 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, Resettlement, and Pathways to protection was prepared...
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Summary of 'A Mutual Journey of Friendship': Relationship-building in Refugee Community Sponsorship
This report reflects on the United Kingdom’s Community Sponsorship program and explores how CSGs and...
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Summary of Volunteers and Sponsors: A Catalyst for Refugee Integration?
This report explores the invaluable role that volunteers and sponsors play in newcomer settlement and...
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Afghan Women Refugees Two Years On: Where Are They Now?
UPDATE: recording available for 15 August 2023, 9:00AM - 10:00AM ET online webinar hosted by Refugees...
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20th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
UPDATE: recording posted for 18 September 2023, 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET, hybrid conference by the Migration...
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Engaging Local Voices: Letting Cities Inform National Refugee Resettlement Goals
November 14, 2023; 4:00PM CET / 10:00AM ET; online webinar hosted by Migration Policy Institute Europe.
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Humanitarian Pathway for Colombians, Haitians and Venezuelans
IRCC has committed to welcoming up to 11,000 Colombians, Haitians and Venezuelans through a new humanitarian...
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Coordination Meeting on Complementary Education Pathways Pledges in the Asia/Pacific Region
Nov 21, 2023 10:00-11:30AMM JST / 1:13:30 ACT; virtual event hosted by the Global Task Force on Third...
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Summary of Attracting, Retaining, and Diversifying Sponsors for Refugees in Community Sponsorship Programmes
This report identifies factors that contribute to hindering recruitment and retention of sponsors, offers...
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Summary of Understanding the Pathology of Large INGOs
This study aims to understand the internal environment of non-profits, more specifically large international...
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Case Law: Mugenzi v. France, Application No. 52701/09, 10 July 2014 
This digest contains a factual summary of Mugenzi v France, a case that was submitted to the European...
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Policy Overview: Migration Pathways for Refugees in the US
This digest contains a factual summary of the relevant law and policy to date (July 2023) on migration...
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Refugee Resettlement Initiative
RRI promotes welcoming and inclusive experiences for refugees and displaced students in university communities...
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Using Sponsorship as an Emergency Response Tool
September 2023 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, resettlement, and pathways to protection prepared...
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Virtual Launch: Pledge to Support Refugee Family Reunification
October 24th, 2023 8:00AM - 10:00AM EST; virtual launch hosted by RefugePoint on behalf of the Global...
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Pledging Workshop: Complementary Education Pathways
October 17th, 2023 3:00PM-5:00PM CET / 9:00AM - 11:00AM EST; online workshop hosted by the Global Task...
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Virtual Learning Session: Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP)
Multiple dates available: Sept 19th, Sept 23rd, and Sept 29th; online learning session hosted by Immigration,...
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Summary of Artificial Intelligence and Resettlement of Refugees: Implications for the Fundamental Rights
The use of AI tools has the potential to streamline and improve various aspects of resettlement. However,...
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Women in Refugee Law (WiRL)
The Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) network was set up in 2021 to bring together asylum seeking and refugee...
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Summary of Homestay Accommodation for Refugees (in Europe). A Literature Review
This article is a review of literature on homestay accommodations for refugees. ‘Homestay accommodations’...
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RCRC Working Group on Family Reunification (FRWG)
The FRWG promotes sustainable solutions for beneficiaries of international protection by facilitating...
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Strengthening Refugee Engagement in Community Sponsorship Programmes
September 14, 2023 4:00PM CET / 10:00AM ET; online webinar hosted by the Migration Policy Institute Europe.
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From Israel to the U.S. Southern Border: The Intersections of Refugee Crises and Democracy 
August 25, 2023 6:30 PM PT / 9:30PM ET; online and in person event hosted by HIAS and the Temple Israel...
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Global Community of Practice Annual Meeting
Aki Takada writes about the “Expanding Refugee Education Pathways” conference hosted by JICUF and the...
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UNHCR Philippines Complementary Education Pathways
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, joins the Government of the Philippines in welcoming six Rohingya refugees...
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DIGNITY Kwanza
DIGNITY Kwanza was established in 2018 to contribute to efforts to find solutions to challenges facing...
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Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics)
Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics) provides urgently-needed help to academics in immediate danger,...
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Global Refugee Forum 2023
13-15 December 2023, in person forum hosted by the UNHCR in Geneva.
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Summary of Refugees as Skilled Migrants: Insights from Australia's 2018 Employer-Sponsored Refugee Migration Pilot
This article examines the outcomes of a pilot program introduced by Talent Beyond Boundaries, a non-profit...
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Lessons Learned from Responses to Displacement
July 2023 roundup of literature on Complementary Pathways, Legal Aspects, and Mapping, prepared by Tasha...
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Summary of Whose Pathways are They? The Top-down/Bottom-up conundrum of Complementary Pathways for Refugees
This article questions whether the bottom-up aspect of complementary pathways lend them any greater chance...
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Summary of Addressing the Legal Quagmire of Complementary Legal Pathways
The article addresses the nuances surrounding the concept of legal/complementary pathways through distinguishing...
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Summary of Tapping displaced talent: Policy options for EU complementary pathways
This brief shares policy options identified as part of the EU-funded and ICMPD-implemented project “Making...
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Beyond temporary protection: The future of displaced Ukrainians in the EU
UPDATE: Recording Added. 11 July 2023, 3:00-4:30PM CEST/9:00-10:30AM EST, online conference by the International...
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Middle East Scholars Program
Assisting war-affected individuals by providing an opportunity to start or continue their BA education...
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Summary of How Operation Syrian Refugees Informs Canada's Responses to Current and Future Refugee Crises
The authors discuss several lessons from this large resettlement effort that can inform our response...
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UNICORE: University Corridors for Refugees
The UNICORE Project aims at increasing opportunities for refugees residing in Kenya, Niger, Nigeria,...
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20th IMISCOE Annual Conference: Migration and Inequalities. In search of answers and solutions
3-6 July, 2023, hybrid conference (University of Warsaw and online) by the International Migration Research...
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Lamp Lifeboat Ladder
Lamp Lifeboat Ladder provides wrap-around support for survivors of torture to help rebuild their lives...
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The future of human mobility
28-29 September 2023, hybrid workshop by CERC in Migration and Integration.
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Japan ICU Foundation: Refugee Student Fund
JICUF offers several initiatives to help displaced students continue their education in Japan because...
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Summary of Protecting skilled Afghan women: Brain save and the politics of vulnerability
Considering the Afghan evacuation of 2021 and its aftermath, this article suggests the term ‘brain save’...
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Complementary Pathways, Legal Aspects, and Mapping - June 2023
June 2023 roundup of literature on Complementary Pathways, Legal Aspects, and Mapping, prepared by Sezgi...
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CGD Event: Where next on aid funding for refugees in the UK?
July 6, 2023 10:30 BST - Virtual panel hosted by the Centre for Global Development
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Summary of Brokering immigrant transnationalism: Remittances, family reunification, and private refugee sponsorship in Canada
Using the case study of Canada’s private refugee sponsorship program, the authors show how neoliberalization...
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