Webinar | Prison or Sanctuary? An Evaluation of Camps for Syrian Refugees
On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, IPA co-hosted a new webinar series, <strong>Building the Evidence on Forced Displacement: From Research to Policy Making</strong>, to discuss findings from the latest research on forced displacement. The webinar featured a presentation of the paper, <strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bWUNsImBoN-N7UY3zMbbhAattqS-R46j/view"… or Sanctuary? An Evaluation of Camps for Syrian Refugees</a></strong> by <strong>Thomas Ginn</strong>, Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development. Other presenters included:<strong> Ewen Macleod</strong>, Former Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, UNHCR; <strong>Chinedu Obi</strong>, Young Fellow in Forced Displacement, FCDO-UNHCR-WB forced displacement research program; <strong>Marine Casalis</strong>, Senior Research and Partnerships Manager, ETH Zürich, Immigration Policy Lab; and <strong>Haneen Ismail Sayed</strong>, World Bank Lead Operations Officer, Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice. The event was moderated by <strong>Paolo Verme</strong>, Lead Economist and Program Manager, World Bank.The <strong>Building the Evidence on Forced Displacement: From Research to Policy Making</strong> series aims to disseminate findings from quantitative research on forced displacement and to discuss its implications on programming and policy. It provides a platform for disseminating research that is targeted and forward-looking and that will help practitioners and policymakers design and deliver effective forced displacement programs.This webinar series is organized by the <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/building-the-evidence-on-forced-d… Building the Evidence on Forced Displacement program</a>, <a href="https://www.poverty-action.org/">Innovations for Poverty Action</a>, the <a href="https://www.povertyactionlab.org/">Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab</a>, the <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/dime">World Bank Development Impact Evaluation unit</a>, the <a href="https://www.cgdev.org/">Center for Global Development</a>, the<a href="https://airbel.rescue.org/"> International Rescue Committee Airbel Impact Lab</a>, the <a href="https://www.wfp.org/impact-evaluation">World Food Programme</a> and <a href="https://www.unicef-irc.org/">UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti</a>. The next events are planned for Wednesday, June 9, and Wednesday, July 7, 10:00-11:30 AM EDT.<h4>Watch the webinar recording: </h4><a href="https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/rec/play/bvQjQ7c82W0xsCHm91s-71O-r9q03AK…;
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