{"id":6472,"date":"2026-01-21T14:26:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mds\/?post_type=cu_event&p=6472"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:09:25","slug":"refugees-as-diaspora-partners","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mds\/event\/refugees-as-diaspora-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugees as Diaspora Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An event co-hosted by the Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada( and Carleton University\u2019s Migration and Diaspora Studies (MDS) program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hybrid event<\/strong> – Registration Required<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Further to the theme for International Development Week 2026<\/a>, \u201cProsperity through Partnership\u201d, this event explores how refugee communities and networks in Canada act as engaged diaspora communities to contribute to peace, assistance and inclusion in partnership with refugee communities globally. Given that more than 75% of the world\u2019s refugees are in the Global South, typically in host countries that border countries of origin, the event will specifically consider how refugee-led initiatives in Canada, including those by Latin American, Congolese, Rohingya and Syrian refugees, contribute to refugee-led responses in major regions of refugee origin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research on diaspora communities have long understood that diaspora communities in countries like Canada make important contributions to development in their home countries through remittances, advocacy, and commercial exchange. In a similar way, research in recent years has highlighted the critical role of refugee-led organizations in major refugee hosting countries are key actors in providing for the needs of their community, through assistance, social protection and the provision of a range of services. Building on this evidence, this event will explore how refugee communities in Canada work transnationally with refugee-led initiatives globally to advance more effective, efficient and accountable responses to the needs of refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More systematic engagement with refugee communities in Canada presents a critical opportunity for the Government of Canada\u2019s work in contributing to global refugee responses. At a time when funding for humanitarian action is constrained and as the international refugee system looks for ways to respond to refugee needs in a more timely, efficient and accountable way, closer collaboration between Canada\u2019s humanitarian system and refugee-led initiatives in Canada can further advance Canada\u2019s position as a global humanitarian leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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