The 4th Annual Festival of the Diaspora is heading to the City of Eternal Spring in Medellin, Colombia. After breaking attendance records in Rio de Janeiro during February 2024, we are expecting the largest festival in our 4 year history in Medellin! Whether you’ve attended before or are a first-time festival-goer, we invite you to register today and experience the joy and diversity of our diasporic community. FOTD 2025 themes:  History & Culture Media & Arts Entrepreneurship & Creative Economies Philanthropic Sector & Impact Tech & Society The Festival of the Diaspora is one of the largest convenings of leaders across the Americas as it annually gathers a growing family of stakeholders, enterprises and projects.

The goal of GDVE 2025 is to contribute to the global ecosystem by engaging key actors who support, enable, and create concrete solutions alongside diaspora communities. The focus will be on assessing and measuring the impact of diaspora-led actions and exploring the factors that contribute to their success. By doing so, the initiative aims to inspire other communities and expand the scope of meaningful, on-the-ground contributions, driving further positive change through diaspora engagement. In this session, participants will learn: How can diaspora communities effectively contribute to strengthening healthcare systems, in both sending and receiving countries, particularly in times of crisis? What are the best practices and most impactful transnational medical initiatives that you have implemented? What are the key components needed to establish a global network for diaspora professionals? How can such a network ensure swift and coordinated responses to health emergencies, and what impact could this have on global healthcare outcomes? In what ways can collaboration between diaspora communities and health authorities be improved to address both immediate and long-term healthcare challenges? What role do technology and innovation play in facilitating these partnerships? What advice can you offer to partners in the public and private sector seeking to align the skills, talent and aspirations of their diaspora members in the health sector?

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) would like to invite Syrians, professionals, volunteers and other interested parties to two online information meetings about the situation for Syrians in Denmark after the fall of the Assad regime:  Online meeting on January 30, 2025 at 16:00 - 18:00 CET (in Danish with Arabic translation) Online meeting on February 20, 2025 at 14:30 - 16:00 CET (in Danish without translation) The uncertain situation after the fall of the Assad regime creates uncertainty and many questions among Syrians in Denmark. The media is reporting in several different directions, and it can be difficult to understand what the current situation will mean for individual Syrians. At this meeting, we will therefore try to create more clarity about the current situation for Syrians in Denmark. We will give a brief overview of: What the current situation in Syria means for asylum processing in Denmark The rules for permanent residence permits The risk of revocation of residence permits and a review of the rules for this The possibility of returning to Syria with financial support Register open now

The 6th National Diaspora Summit will be held on February 22, 2025 at the Auditorium Antonianum in Rome. Since 2017, the Summit has represented the beating heart of Italian Cooperation, uniting the most influential players in the sector in a single setting. At the heart of this extraordinary platform is the active involvement of Diaspora organizations, authentic driving forces of change and innovation, which contribute with passion and expertise to shape global development processes. This year's edition, “Global Generation: Youth at the Heart of International Cooperation,” is dedicated to the crucial role of the younger generation as protagonists and beneficiaries of cooperation. Young people are the beating heart of this sector: they animate associations, bring innovation and new points of view, and are the direct recipients of many initiatives. The day aims to highlight how their involvement not only renews the practices of cooperation, but also contributes to making it more inclusive, effective and sustainable. The initiative is part of the project “Draft the Future! Towards a Diaspora Forum in Italy” funded by the Italian Cooperation and implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Le Réseau Association. The event is organized in collaboration with the Italian Coordination of Diasporas for Cooperation.

The HNPW 2025 will be held in a hybrid format from 17 to 28 March (first week remote, second week in-person at the CICG in Geneva).  Who can organize sessions and exhibition stands: Sessions and exhibition stands can be organized by Networks and partnerships that are members of the Leading-Edge Programme, the HNPW governing body (see tab "Networks and Partnerships" above). Submitted sessions must be approved by the respective network/partnership or AOCC focal point. Session submission for the HNPW 2025 will open in September 2024.Who can participate: The HNPW is open to all persons interested in humanitarian work. Persons who are members of humanitarian networks and partnerships receive invitations to the sessions organized by these networks/partnerships. The invitations contain connection details for remote attendance and additional information. Other sessions of interest can be found in the event program using the search filter. Connection details and additional information can be retrieved upon (online) registration for these sessions. Sessions marked as "private" are on invitation only. Participant registration for the HNPW 2025 will open in January 2025 once the event program has been published.