November 19, 2021

Dear John xxxxxx,

It has been a big week at MPI! We were delighted to commemorate the institute’s 20th Anniversary with a high-profile conference, Migration & Humanitarian Protection in a Rapidly Evolving World.

In a blue-sky conversation, the Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, António Vitorino, and MPI co-founder and President Emeritus Demetrios Papademetriou discussed migration during—and after—COVID-19 and the pandemic’s effects on labor shortages. They also tackled the evolution of migration trends and policies over the past two decades and the growing focus on climate migration. The conversation was moderated by Meghan Benton, Director of Research for MPI's International Program.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi engaged in a discussion with MPI co-founder and Senior Fellow Kathleen Newland and Kids in Need of Defense President Wendy Young about the state of the humanitarian protection system and key challenges as some governments harden their asylum and refugee policies. The panel was moderated by MPI Senior Policy Analyst Essey Workie.

You can find videos for both conversations here: www.migrationpolicy.org/events/20th-anniversary-conference-migration.

If you are interested in learning more about MPI’s 20th Anniversary, please visit: www.migrationpolicy.org/about/20th. We invite you to check out the related World of Migration podcast, showcasing interesting conversations with MPI’s founder-era and current leadership on pressing topics of the day.

With best regards,

Michelle Mittelstadt
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Migration Policy Institute

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The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels. For more on MPI, please visit www.migrationpolicy.org. 

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