Interaction forum

June 12, 2019
Washington, D.C.

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The RSRI organized a session on ‘Enhancing Refugee Self-Reliance’ at the annual InterAction Forum held in Washington, D.C. in June 2019. Over 500 participants from the international development and humanitarian community attended the year’s forum. The session, which focused on promoting interagency collaboration to assist refugees in becoming self-reliant, featured an expert panel and was followed by interactive breakout sessions. The panel was moderated by RSRI Lead consultant Kellie Leeson, and it featured remarks from Emily Arnold Fernandez, Executive Director at Asylum Access; Kari Reed, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Mercy Corps; and Simar Singh, Senior Programs Officer at RefugePoint.