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PDRI-DevLab at the Fifth Forced Displacement Working Group Convening at IRC Headquarters

November 2025

PDRI-DevLab@Penn is in New York City today for the fifth convening of the Forced Displacement Working Group (FDWG), one of PDRI-DevLab’s flagship initiatives, held at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) headquarters and co-organized by IRC and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). The FDWG brings together leaders from research, policy, and practice to advance evidence-informed approaches to forced displacement.

Professor Guy Grossman, Co-Director of PDRI-DevLab, opened the session by underscoring the importance of coordinated evidence-building, particularly at a time when displacement trends and funding structures are shifting rapidly.

Today’s agenda focuses on some of the field’s most consequential questions:

  • How global funding realignments are shaping program strategy and design

  • Strengthening cost-effectiveness and value-for-money in displacement responses

  • Evidence-backed pathways to supporting self-reliance among displaced populations

  • Lightning talks highlighting emerging research, new collaborations, and forward-looking priorities

Full agenda: Click here
Learn more about the FDWG: Click here

As a flagship initiative of PDRI-DevLab, the FDWG continues to serve as a collaborative platform for shared learning and rigorous, policy-relevant research aimed at improving outcomes for displaced and crisis-affected communities worldwide.

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