REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC

MAIN OUTCOMES:OVER THE PAST YEAR REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL'S REPORTING AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ADVANCED POLICIES TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS, SAFETY, AND DIGNITY OF DISPLACED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. WE SUPPORTED REFUGEE LEADERS TO DRIVE CHANGE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES; HELPED UKRAINIAN AID GROUPS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO DONOR FINANCING; PARTNERED WITH COSTA RICAN CIVIL SOCIETY TO PROTECT LABOR RIGHTS FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS; AND SHONE A SPOTLIGHT ON DEVASTATING HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN SUDAN, GAZA, AND ELSEWHERE.IN 2024, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD THE LOCALIZATION AGENDA IN UKRAINE. THROUGH ITS SECOND ANNUAL UKRAINE LOCALIZATION SURVEY, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL EXPOSED THE PERSISTENT FUNDING GAP FACED BY LOCAL NGOS DESPITE THEIR FRONTLINE ROLE. AS A RESULT, KEY HUMANITARIAN ACTORS BEGAN REVISING FUNDING MODELS TO INCLUDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ALSO PROVIDED CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THE FORMATION OF THE ALLIANCE OF UKRAINIAN CSOS, STRENGTHENING LOCAL LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS RESPONSE.IN 2024, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL LED URGENT ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS FAMINE CONDITIONS AND AID OBSTRUCTION IN GAZA. FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE FIELD RESEARCH AND HIGH-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING DIRECT COORDINATION WITH U.S. AND UN OFFICIALS, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL'S REPORTING HELPED CATALYZE GREATER INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH ISRAEL TO EASE RESTRICTIONS ON HUMANITARIAN AID. THESE EFFORTS WERE FOLLOWED BY A VITAL INCREASE IN AID ACCESS IN NORTHERN GAZA AND INTENSIFIED GLOBAL CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE AND DECONFLICTION MECHANISMS.REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL'S ADVOCACY ON MIGRATION POLICY IN THE AMERICAS INCLUDED FIELD MISSIONS TO PANAMA AND COSTA RICA IN 2024. THE FINDINGS FROM THESE TRIPS INFORMED REGIONAL CONVERSATIONS ON IMPROVING MIGRANT RECEPTION AND LEGAL PATHWAYS. IN THE UNITED STATES, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGED RESTRICTIVE ASYLUM MEASURES THROUGH LEGAL ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, REINFORCING PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE SEEKING SAFETY.THE 2024 REFUGEE FELLOWS PROGRAM AT REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTED SIX REFUGEE LEADERS FROM DIVERSE REGIONSINCLUDING EAST AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA, CENTRAL ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICATHROUGH A YEAR-LONG, PART-TIME FELLOWSHIP THAT COMBINED LEADERSHIP TRAINING, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY ENGAGEMENT. FELLOWS RECEIVED COACHING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNICATIONS; PARTICIPATED IN A FIELD RESEARCH TRIP; PUBLISHED JOINT ADVOCACY OUTPUTS; AND ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH POLICYMAKERS AND GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ACTORS. THE PROGRAM HELPED AMPLIFY REFUGEE-LED INITIATIVES WHILE STRENGTHENING REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL'S COMMITMENT TO SHIFTING POWER TO DISPLACED COMMUNITIES AND INTEGRATING THEIR VOICES INTO GLOBAL POLICY DEBATES.REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ENGAGED IN A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT 2024. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCED 155 RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY PRODUCTS, INCLUDING 21 REPORTS AND BRIEFS, 13 OP-EDS, 14 COMMENTARIES, 57 STATEMENTS, AND 17 ADVOCACY LETTERS. TRAFFIC TO REFUGEE INTERNATIONAL'S WEBSITE REMAINED HIGH WITH OVER 335,000 USERS VISITING OUR WEBSITE, A 23% INCREASE. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ALSO GREW, HAVING GAINED OVER 6,089 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM AN 86.1% INCREASE AND GAINED OVER 8,700 ON LINKEDIN SEEING OUR FOLLOWING INCREASE BY OVER 29% ON LINKEDIN. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL HAS ALSO EARNED CONSIDERABLE MEDIA COVERAGE IN 2024, GARNERING HUNDREDS OF MEDIA CITATIONS AND INTERVIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL APPEARED IN NEWS STORIES CARRIED OUT BY USA TODAY, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW HUMANITARIAN, BBC WORLD NEWS, CNN, NEW ARAB, BOSTON HAROLD, NEW YORK TIMES,, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, VOICE OF AMERICA, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, NEWSWEEK, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH, THE GUARDIAN, POLITICO, DEVEX, JUST SECURITY AND THE HILL AMONG OTHERS.