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Refugees stand ready to ‘share the responsibility.’ Let them.
By Amy Slaughter, Senior Advisor at RefugePoint, and Kari Jorgensen Diener, Executive Director at Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative As governments and humanitarians convene in Geneva for the second quadrennial Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in the latest attempt to negotiate more equitable responsibility-sharing for the world’s refugees as stipulated by the Global Compact for Refugees adopted by…
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The Importance of Meaningful Refugee Participation and Leadership in RefugePoint’s GRF Pledges
Bahati Ernestine, RefugePoint’s Labor Mobility Consultant (center-right) and former refugee, speaking at the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme in Geneva. By Martin Anderson, Director of International Programs / Geneva Representative RefugePoint has made 4 pledges in the context of the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF). They are: Promoting holistic self-reliance for refugees,…
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The 2023 Global Refugee Forum: Why We’re There
By Martin Anderson, Geneva Representative For media inquiries, please contact Alexis Felder at felder@refugepoint.org. In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the Global Compact on Refugees, the most significant piece of refugee-related policy in more than 50 years. It led to the creation of the Global Refugee Forum (GRF), a quadrennial meeting of senior humanitarian…
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RefugePoint’s Leadership Role at the Global Refugee Forum
By Ali Pappavaselio, RefugePoint For media inquiries, please contact Alexis Felder at felder@refugepoint.org. The Global Refugee Forum (GRF), a quadrennial event taking place from December 13-15 of this year, is the main venue to drive and review progress towards the objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees, which include: Easing pressures on host countries…
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Two New Milestones For RefugePoint’s Labor Mobility Team
EMPP Candidates who departed for Canada in October from L to R: Adifatah Abdulle Sabriye, Alamin Manji Musa, Sylvia Kamencu (RefugePoint’s Manager of Complementary Pathways), Bigirimana Richard, Abisi Olivier, Patricia Omar. Photo: Diana Karua Last month, RefugePoint’s labor mobility team celebrated several new milestones. Eleven Refugees Depart for Canada in October Last month,…
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The Global Refugee Forum & RefugePoint’s Involvement
The Global Refugee Forum will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from December 13 to December 15, 2023. What is the Global Refugee Forum? The Global Refugee Forum (GRF) is the world’s largest gathering in support of refugees and the communities that host them. Held once every four years in Geneva, Switzerland, it is attended…
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RefugePoint mourns with all those who have lost loved ones during the Hamas attacks in Israel and Israel’s responses in Gaza
RefugePoint mourns with all those who have lost loved ones during the Hamas attacks in Israel and Israel’s responses in Gaza. Our staff are heartbroken as we see violence carried out against Israeli and Palestinian civilians. Civilians must never be targets in warfare. International humanitarian law calls for the protection of civilians and prisoners of…
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RefugePoint Welcomes Refugee Admissions Goal of 125,000 Set by the Biden Administration for Fiscal Year 2024
On September 29, 2023, RefugePoint welcomed the news that President Biden signed the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2024, authorizing the admission of up to 125,000 refugees to the U.S. during the fiscal year 2024. This announcement signals continued U.S. leadership in refugee resettlement and comes at a time when global…
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Initiative to reunite one million refugee families launched by RefugePoint at humanitarian chef José Andrés’ Nubeluz, with support from Susan Sarandon and Noubar Afeyan, Moderna Co-founder and Chairman
From left to right: Noubar Afeyan, Moderna Co-founder and Chairman; Sasha Chanoff, Founder and CEO of RefugePoint; Vilas Dhar (event sponsor), President and Trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation; Chef José Andrés, Founder of World Central Kitchen; Susan Sarandon, Academy Award-winning actor; and Julia Dhar (event sponsor), Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting…
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RefugePoint’s Commitment to Child Protection
Welcoming Little Amal to Boston From September 7-9, Boston, the home of RefugePoint’s headquarters, will be welcoming a very special guest named Little Amal. Little Amal, whose name means “hope” in Arabic, is a 12-foot puppet that symbolizes a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl in search of her mother. Little Amal has traveled to more than…