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Launch of the Refugee Mentorship Toolkit
The Refugee Mentorship Toolkit provides practical guidance for organizations seeking to create meaningful...
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Summary of Key Insights from Sponsorship in Rural Communities
Research on refugee sponsorship in rural communities explores how community-led initiatives can strengthen...
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Two Weeks in Sanremo: Strengthening My Commitment to Refugee Protection and International Humanitarian Law 
As a Pathways International-uOttawa Refugee Hub Fellow, Omer Malikyar attended the International Institute...
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Exploring the PGRN 2027 and the Safe Pathways Update 
The UNHCR webinar on the 2027 Projected Global Resettlement Needs and Safe Pathways Update examined global...
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CARFMS Webinar: UNHCR’s Global Trends in Forced Displacement 2025 Report 
The CARFMS webinar on UNHCR's Global Trends in Forced Displacement 2025 Report explored the growing scale...
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Research Matters Event: Refugee Resettlement and the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement
The Research Matters event on refugee resettlement and the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement explored...
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Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 48
Summary of The Power of Sponsorship: Power and Moral Action in Private Refugee Resettlement
Research on private refugee sponsorship in Canada examines the complex power dynamics that shape relationships...
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Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 48
Summary of Brokering Refugee Integration: Promises and Pitfalls of Refugee Co-sponsorship in the United States
New research on refugee co-sponsorship in the United States explores how volunteer-based sponsorship...
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Virtual Book Launch: Canada in the Global Refugee Regime 
The virtual launch of Canada in the Global Refugee Regime examined Canada’s evolving role in international...
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Global Pathways to Refugee Protection
Through the Global Pathways to Refugee Protection course at the University of Ottawa, Refugee Hub Fellow...
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The Future of Resettlement: A Lifesaving Protection Tool 
The recent briefing on refugee resettlement underscored its vital role as a life-saving protection mechanism...
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Building Better Relationships: Between Private Refugee Sponsors and Sponsorship Agreement Holder Organizations [A Survey Report: Spring 2025]
Building Better Relationships: Between Private Refugee Sponsors and Sponsorship Agreement Holder Organizations [A Survey Report: Spring 2025]
At the release of PRSN’s Spring 2025 survey report, “Building Better Relationships,” author William Croson...
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Reflections on the 2025 GRSI CSO Global Sponsorship Summit in Rome
At the Global Sponsorship Summit in Rome, Refugee Hub Fellows Shirley Tarazona and Omer Malikyar were...
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Summary of Community Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways: Global Movements for Resettling Refugees Driven by Local Actors
This Special Issue provides a global overview of Community Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways outside...
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Journal of International Migration and Integration
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Summary of Outsourcing Hospitality: Power, Responsibility, and Inequality in Community Sponsorship
This article critically examines how Community Sponsorship programmes redistribute responsibility for...
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Summary of Negotiating for New Pathways to Protection: A Case Study of Humanitarian Corridors in Italy and Belgium (2015–2017)
This article examines the negotiation processes that enabled faith-based organizations to establish Humanitarian...
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Summary of Misleading Expectations About Vulnerability: A Key Issue in the Community Sponsorship of Refugees?
This article examines the relational dynamics shaping the success of Germany’s NesT community sponsorship...
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Summary of The Role of the State in Community-Led Welcome: Lessons from Homes for Ukraine
This article examines the Homes for Ukraine scheme to show that community-led welcome complements rather...
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2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - Closing Keynote Address
October 23 2025 Hosted by UNSW Sydney and UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
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2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - Panel Session #3: All Together Now
October 23 2025 Hosted by UNSW Sydney and UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
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2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - Panel Session #2: From Rhetoric to Reality
October 23 2025 Hosted by UNSW Sydney and UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
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2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - Panel Session #1: Conversations Across Divides
October 23 2025 Hosted by UNSW Sydney and UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
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2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - Keynote Address
October 23 2025 Hosted by UNSW Sydney and UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
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2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - Welcome Address
October 23 2025 Hosted by UNSW Sydney and UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
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Summary of Managing Migration under Pressure
The report analyzes the Biden administration’s approach to migration management, highlighting the balance...
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Summary of The invisibilised labour of diasporas as co-sponsors in refugee sponsorship: Lessons from Canada
The article examines the often-overlooked contributions of diaspora communities as co-sponsors in refugee...
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Summary of Escaping the Deterrence Trap: Key Building Blocks for a Better Migration System
This policy brief discusses the need for migration policies beyond deterrence, emphasizing flexibility,...
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Reflections on the GRSI CSO Global Sponsorship Summit
At the Global Sponsorship Summit in Dublin, Pathways International Fellow Valeria Gomez was reminded...
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Building Better Relationships between Private Refugee Sponsors and Settlement Agencies
In 2021, the Private Refugee Sponsor Network (PRSN) was founded to empower private sponsors, addressing...
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Migration Realities in the United States: Looking at Causes, Trends, and Solutions
Event Host/Institute: Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)Event date and time: September 5,...
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Summary of Safe Pathways for Refugees Report IV
The "Safe Pathways for Refugees Report IV" examines refugee admissions to OECD countries and Brazil between...
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UK Pathways
The July 2024 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, Resettlement, and Pathways to Protection was prepared...
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Summary of The Causes and Consequences of Administrative Burdens in the Canadian Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program
Research on refugee sponsorship has focused on newcomers' settlement outcomes, sponsor profiles, motivations,...
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Summary of From hospitality to dwelling: A lens for migrant homesharing in Italy
This article analyzes the context of "dwelling" in homesharing programs in Bologna, Florence and Turin...
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Launch of the Commission’s final report - From Arrival to Integration: Building communities for refugees and for Britain
The Commission on the Integration of Refugees published its flagship report calling for a new deal for...
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Summary of Redefining Refugee Resettlement: Repairing the Cracks in the Pathway to the American Dream
This article is about the U.S. refugee resettlement program and how it has declined due to high costs,...
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Report on the Third Thematic Consultation of the Cartagena +40 Process
June 19-20 2024 Hosted by UNHCR and GAIN in Bogota, Colombia
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Family Reunification of Refugees
The June 2024 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, Resettlement, and Pathways to Protection was prepared...
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Summary of The Impact of Private Hosting on the Integration of Ukranian Refugees
The Ukrainian crisis led to large-scale private hosting initiatives for refugee housing, with 27% of...
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