Public Engagements

What is the Private Sector's Role in Responding to the International Refugee Crisis?the event will be webcast from this page. registration is not required to view the webcast. online audience can submit questions to events@urban.org. ,

Building Anew or Retrofitting? Fresh Thinking for Fast-Growing CitiesThe event will also be webcast live from this page. Registration is NOT required to view the webcast. Online audience can submit questions to events@urban.org.,

Technology and the City: Routes to Women’s Economic EmpowermentWomen’s economic empowerment is critical for achieving women’s rights and gender equality, poverty reduction, and economic growth. Yet urban spaces pose significant barriers to progress, including limited mobility, safety risks, and lack of information and networks to access better economic opportunities. Increasingly, technology-based solutions are being developed to overcome these challenges, which can have particularly significant benefits in the Global South.,

The Global Refugee Crisis in Urban Settings: Improving Self-reliance and Reducing Aid DependenceMore than 21 million people around the world are living as refugees. Three-quarters of those do not live in refugee camps, but in urban communities, profoundly altering the social fabric of cities in major host countries. Currently their survival depends on both regular outside assistance from humanitarian agencies and host country governments, and their own support structures such as social network ties. With the average duration of refugee status now more than ten years, this is often an unsustainable solution. Please join the Center for Global Development, in collaboration with the Urban Institute, as we explore how urban refugees can play a greater role in local economies, become more self-reliant and less dependent on outside assistance. What might help them integrate more with host communities? What is the role of social and economic networks?

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