Forced Displacement Working Group Meeting #6

Date: Monday, May 18, 2026
Location: Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center, Inter-American Development Bank, 1330 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20577
Organized by: PDRI-DevLab and the Inter-American Development Bank
Format: In-person, invite-only convening

The 6th Forced Displacement Working Group Meeting will bring together researchers, policy experts, practitioners, and institutional partners to discuss emerging evidence and policy directions on forced displacement, refugee welfare, return and reintegration, self-reliance, mobility, and durable solutions.

This full-day convening will focus on pressing themes in forced displacement research and policy, including return and reintegration, refugee self-reliance and welfare, displacement conditions, climate mobility, economic recovery, labor mobility pathways, and local integration. A dedicated roundtable on “Alternatives to Encampment: Refugee Settlement, Housing, and Local Integration” will explore evidence and policy approaches related to refugee mobility, housing support, rent subsidies, and regional models of refugee inclusion.

The program will feature two thematic research panels, a policy roundtable, and a series of lightning talks highlighting emerging evidence and research directions. Speakers and discussants will include representatives from the University of Pennsylvania, Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, International Organization for Migration, Georgetown University, Stanford University, Washington University in St. Louis, Innovations for Poverty Action, International Rescue Committee, and other research and policy organizations.

Please find the agenda below.

Some glimpses from the event