{"id":1631,"date":"2020-06-08T21:15:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T01:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu-people&#038;p=1631"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:22:18","slug":"mustafa-alio","status":"publish","type":"cu-people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/mustafa-alio\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustafa Alio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mustafa Alio <\/strong>is currently Co-Managing Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/refugeesseat.org\/\">R-SEAT<\/a> (Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table). R-SEAT is an international project that aims to increase refugee inclusion at global policymaking tables within 20 countries across the world, ensuring their equal voice in decisions that affect them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is the co-founder and the former managing director of <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpstartrefugee.ca\/\">Jumpstart Refugee Talent<\/a>. Jumpstart Refugee Talent was the organisation that led initial conversations in 2017 with Canadian employers to create the first of its kind economic mobility pathway program in Canada (EMPP), among many other achievements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the Global Refugee Forum in December 2019, Mustafa became the first-ever refugee advisor to a Canadian delegation to a meeting of the international refugee system. In 2021, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) from the Office of the Governor General in Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mustafa sits on multiple national and international advisory boards. He has worked closely with multiple government partners, international refugee networks, the UNHCR, international civil society actors, and other stakeholders to address gaps and improve programing that meet refugee needs internationally, and within Canada. Mustafa has contributed several articles on refugees\u2019 issues for boards and international public audiences. Some of his articles can be read in the Independent, New York Times, Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Apolitical, and Forced Migration Review.<\/p>\n<h2>Relevant Publications:<\/h2>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\"><div class=\"u-post-reload\"><div class=\"news news--home u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--home news__link--with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2022\/meaningful-refugee-participation\/\"><img class=\"news__image\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mustafa-Alio-Publication-Card-2022-05-06-thumbnail-300x230.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 50em) 87vw, 680px\" alt=\"A thumbnail image to accompany the post\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Friday, December 9, 2022<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Meaningful Refugee Participation: An Emerging Norm in the Global Refugee Regime<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">...ect Director, Mustafa Alio, R-SEAT Managing Director, and Rez Gardi, R-SEAT Co-managing Director, have co-authored Meaningful... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--home u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--home news__link--with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2022\/event-report-from-accountability-to-meaningful-participation-refugees-the-governance-of-international-refugee-responses\/\"><img class=\"news__image\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/From-Accountability-to-Meaningful-Participation-thumbnail-300x230.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 50em) 87vw, 680px\" alt=\"A thumbnail image to accompany the post\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, October 26, 2022<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">Event Report | From Accountability to Meaningful Participation: Refugees &#038; the Governance of International Refugee Responses<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">&nbsp; On October 3rd, 2022, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations and R-SEAT (Refugees... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--home u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--home news__link--with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2021\/webinar-north-america-within-the-global-refugee-regime\/\"><img class=\"news__image\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Webinar-4-Panel-2-Thumbnail-300x230.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 50em) 87vw, 680px\" alt=\"A thumbnail image to accompany the post\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Sunday, February 14, 2021<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">UNHCR Webinar: North America within the global refugee regime<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">Event details and recordings available here. Detalles del evento y interpretaci\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol se pueden encontrar aqu\u00ed. D\u00e9tails de l&#039;\u00e9v\u00e9nement et interpr\u00e9tation en fran\u00e7ais... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button button--news button--more\"><a class=\"load-more button__red button__red--outline\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-numposts=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-offset=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-selector=\"blog\" data-catid=\"283\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-nonce=\"711daba820\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"true\">Load More &rarr;<\/a><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"people-type":[363,216,85,181,55,506,528,486,180,178],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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