BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4ce3faceea4 DTSTART:20191118T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20191118T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition on Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a global campaign that ta kes place across the world annually to raise awareness and promote entrepr eneurship initiatives by celebrating innovators and job creators who conve rt intention to action and thereby drive economic growth and improve welfa re.\n\nUNCTAD\, in partnership with IOM and UNHCR\, will host a photo exhi bition that visualizes the contributions of migrant and refugee entreprene urs to their host and origin countries.\n\nThe Rationale: Changing the Nar rative\n\nWhile conspicuous migration flows to both developed and developi ng countries will most likely continue for the next decades\, so far fragm ented efforts have been put in place to integrate migrants\, in particular \, refugees\, asylum seekers and ethnic minorities into the local economie s through entrepreneurial activities.\n\nOpportunities for potentially hig h impact and community-focused enterprises and entrepreneurs are therefore lost\, missing an opportunity of integration for a constantly increasing number of migrants and a chance for becoming an added value and a resource for both hosting countries and countries of origin.\n\nThe benefits of mi gration to economic development\, proven by research in economic developme nt and advocated by international organizations\, are seldom visible.\n\nI n the light of the economic activity of migrants and refugees in their con text\, the need to broaden the perspective in which policies address the m igration issue is clearer.\n\nPolicies need to shift from a mere managemen t of the emergency to the support of inclusive\, long-term development str ategies\, among which entrepreneurial strategies may play a key role.\n\nT he Event\n\nThe Photo Exhibition will take place on the 3rd floor of the E building at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the GEW 2019 on 18-24 November 2019.\n\nThis exhibition is the result of an open call for entri es diffused worldwide through the respective networks of UNCTAD\, UNHCR an d OIM.\n\nIt intends to show that contribution in its diversity. It tries to reflect how migrants and refugees are able to generate income and devel op businesses to provide goods and services in their host countries.\n\nTh e place and conditions in which they do so are diverse. In the spirit of d elivering as one UN\, this initiative builds on the ongoing tripartite par tnership that led to the joint UNCTAD/IOM/UNHCR Policy Guide on Entreprene urship for Migrants and Refugees\, launched during the World Investment Fo rum in Geneva in October 2018.\n\nWith a selection of 30 pictures\, the ph oto exhibition will be also the occasion to exhibit the collective sculptu re of artist Romain Langlois\, created in collaboration with twenty migran ts and refugees in France.\n\n  \n/publication/policy-guide-entrepreneur ship-migrants-and-refugees\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o rg/meeting/photo-exhibition-entrepreneurship-migrants-and-refugees DTSTAMP:20260707T113314Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4ce3faceee2 DTSTART:20191119T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20191119T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition on Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a global campaign that ta kes place across the world annually to raise awareness and promote entrepr eneurship initiatives by celebrating innovators and job creators who conve rt intention to action and thereby drive economic growth and improve welfa re.\n\nUNCTAD\, in partnership with IOM and UNHCR\, will host a photo exhi bition that visualizes the contributions of migrant and refugee entreprene urs to their host and origin countries.\n\nThe Rationale: Changing the Nar rative\n\nWhile conspicuous migration flows to both developed and developi ng countries will most likely continue for the next decades\, so far fragm ented efforts have been put in place to integrate migrants\, in particular \, refugees\, asylum seekers and ethnic minorities into the local economie s through entrepreneurial activities.\n\nOpportunities for potentially hig h impact and community-focused enterprises and entrepreneurs are therefore lost\, missing an opportunity of integration for a constantly increasing number of migrants and a chance for becoming an added value and a resource for both hosting countries and countries of origin.\n\nThe benefits of mi gration to economic development\, proven by research in economic developme nt and advocated by international organizations\, are seldom visible.\n\nI n the light of the economic activity of migrants and refugees in their con text\, the need to broaden the perspective in which policies address the m igration issue is clearer.\n\nPolicies need to shift from a mere managemen t of the emergency to the support of inclusive\, long-term development str ategies\, among which entrepreneurial strategies may play a key role.\n\nT he Event\n\nThe Photo Exhibition will take place on the 3rd floor of the E building at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the GEW 2019 on 18-24 November 2019.\n\nThis exhibition is the result of an open call for entri es diffused worldwide through the respective networks of UNCTAD\, UNHCR an d OIM.\n\nIt intends to show that contribution in its diversity. It tries to reflect how migrants and refugees are able to generate income and devel op businesses to provide goods and services in their host countries.\n\nTh e place and conditions in which they do so are diverse. In the spirit of d elivering as one UN\, this initiative builds on the ongoing tripartite par tnership that led to the joint UNCTAD/IOM/UNHCR Policy Guide on Entreprene urship for Migrants and Refugees\, launched during the World Investment Fo rum in Geneva in October 2018.\n\nWith a selection of 30 pictures\, the ph oto exhibition will be also the occasion to exhibit the collective sculptu re of artist Romain Langlois\, created in collaboration with twenty migran ts and refugees in France.\n\n  \n/publication/policy-guide-entrepreneur ship-migrants-and-refugees\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o rg/meeting/photo-exhibition-entrepreneurship-migrants-and-refugees DTSTAMP:20260707T113314Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4ce3faceee9 DTSTART:20191120T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20191120T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition on Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a global campaign that ta kes place across the world annually to raise awareness and promote entrepr eneurship initiatives by celebrating innovators and job creators who conve rt intention to action and thereby drive economic growth and improve welfa re.\n\nUNCTAD\, in partnership with IOM and UNHCR\, will host a photo exhi bition that visualizes the contributions of migrant and refugee entreprene urs to their host and origin countries.\n\nThe Rationale: Changing the Nar rative\n\nWhile conspicuous migration flows to both developed and developi ng countries will most likely continue for the next decades\, so far fragm ented efforts have been put in place to integrate migrants\, in particular \, refugees\, asylum seekers and ethnic minorities into the local economie s through entrepreneurial activities.\n\nOpportunities for potentially hig h impact and community-focused enterprises and entrepreneurs are therefore lost\, missing an opportunity of integration for a constantly increasing number of migrants and a chance for becoming an added value and a resource for both hosting countries and countries of origin.\n\nThe benefits of mi gration to economic development\, proven by research in economic developme nt and advocated by international organizations\, are seldom visible.\n\nI n the light of the economic activity of migrants and refugees in their con text\, the need to broaden the perspective in which policies address the m igration issue is clearer.\n\nPolicies need to shift from a mere managemen t of the emergency to the support of inclusive\, long-term development str ategies\, among which entrepreneurial strategies may play a key role.\n\nT he Event\n\nThe Photo Exhibition will take place on the 3rd floor of the E building at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the GEW 2019 on 18-24 November 2019.\n\nThis exhibition is the result of an open call for entri es diffused worldwide through the respective networks of UNCTAD\, UNHCR an d OIM.\n\nIt intends to show that contribution in its diversity. It tries to reflect how migrants and refugees are able to generate income and devel op businesses to provide goods and services in their host countries.\n\nTh e place and conditions in which they do so are diverse. In the spirit of d elivering as one UN\, this initiative builds on the ongoing tripartite par tnership that led to the joint UNCTAD/IOM/UNHCR Policy Guide on Entreprene urship for Migrants and Refugees\, launched during the World Investment Fo rum in Geneva in October 2018.\n\nWith a selection of 30 pictures\, the ph oto exhibition will be also the occasion to exhibit the collective sculptu re of artist Romain Langlois\, created in collaboration with twenty migran ts and refugees in France.\n\n  \n/publication/policy-guide-entrepreneur ship-migrants-and-refugees\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o rg/meeting/photo-exhibition-entrepreneurship-migrants-and-refugees DTSTAMP:20260707T113314Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4ce3faceeef DTSTART:20191121T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20191121T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition on Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a global campaign that ta kes place across the world annually to raise awareness and promote entrepr eneurship initiatives by celebrating innovators and job creators who conve rt intention to action and thereby drive economic growth and improve welfa re.\n\nUNCTAD\, in partnership with IOM and UNHCR\, will host a photo exhi bition that visualizes the contributions of migrant and refugee entreprene urs to their host and origin countries.\n\nThe Rationale: Changing the Nar rative\n\nWhile conspicuous migration flows to both developed and developi ng countries will most likely continue for the next decades\, so far fragm ented efforts have been put in place to integrate migrants\, in particular \, refugees\, asylum seekers and ethnic minorities into the local economie s through entrepreneurial activities.\n\nOpportunities for potentially hig h impact and community-focused enterprises and entrepreneurs are therefore lost\, missing an opportunity of integration for a constantly increasing number of migrants and a chance for becoming an added value and a resource for both hosting countries and countries of origin.\n\nThe benefits of mi gration to economic development\, proven by research in economic developme nt and advocated by international organizations\, are seldom visible.\n\nI n the light of the economic activity of migrants and refugees in their con text\, the need to broaden the perspective in which policies address the m igration issue is clearer.\n\nPolicies need to shift from a mere managemen t of the emergency to the support of inclusive\, long-term development str ategies\, among which entrepreneurial strategies may play a key role.\n\nT he Event\n\nThe Photo Exhibition will take place on the 3rd floor of the E building at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the GEW 2019 on 18-24 November 2019.\n\nThis exhibition is the result of an open call for entri es diffused worldwide through the respective networks of UNCTAD\, UNHCR an d OIM.\n\nIt intends to show that contribution in its diversity. It tries to reflect how migrants and refugees are able to generate income and devel op businesses to provide goods and services in their host countries.\n\nTh e place and conditions in which they do so are diverse. In the spirit of d elivering as one UN\, this initiative builds on the ongoing tripartite par tnership that led to the joint UNCTAD/IOM/UNHCR Policy Guide on Entreprene urship for Migrants and Refugees\, launched during the World Investment Fo rum in Geneva in October 2018.\n\nWith a selection of 30 pictures\, the ph oto exhibition will be also the occasion to exhibit the collective sculptu re of artist Romain Langlois\, created in collaboration with twenty migran ts and refugees in France.\n\n  \n/publication/policy-guide-entrepreneur ship-migrants-and-refugees\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o rg/meeting/photo-exhibition-entrepreneurship-migrants-and-refugees DTSTAMP:20260707T113314Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4ce3faceef4 DTSTART:20191122T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20191122T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition on Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a global campaign that ta kes place across the world annually to raise awareness and promote entrepr eneurship initiatives by celebrating innovators and job creators who conve rt intention to action and thereby drive economic growth and improve welfa re.\n\nUNCTAD\, in partnership with IOM and UNHCR\, will host a photo exhi bition that visualizes the contributions of migrant and refugee entreprene urs to their host and origin countries.\n\nThe Rationale: Changing the Nar rative\n\nWhile conspicuous migration flows to both developed and developi ng countries will most likely continue for the next decades\, so far fragm ented efforts have been put in place to integrate migrants\, in particular \, refugees\, asylum seekers and ethnic minorities into the local economie s through entrepreneurial activities.\n\nOpportunities for potentially hig h impact and community-focused enterprises and entrepreneurs are therefore lost\, missing an opportunity of integration for a constantly increasing number of migrants and a chance for becoming an added value and a resource for both hosting countries and countries of origin.\n\nThe benefits of mi gration to economic development\, proven by research in economic developme nt and advocated by international organizations\, are seldom visible.\n\nI n the light of the economic activity of migrants and refugees in their con text\, the need to broaden the perspective in which policies address the m igration issue is clearer.\n\nPolicies need to shift from a mere managemen t of the emergency to the support of inclusive\, long-term development str ategies\, among which entrepreneurial strategies may play a key role.\n\nT he Event\n\nThe Photo Exhibition will take place on the 3rd floor of the E building at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the GEW 2019 on 18-24 November 2019.\n\nThis exhibition is the result of an open call for entri es diffused worldwide through the respective networks of UNCTAD\, UNHCR an d OIM.\n\nIt intends to show that contribution in its diversity. It tries to reflect how migrants and refugees are able to generate income and devel op businesses to provide goods and services in their host countries.\n\nTh e place and conditions in which they do so are diverse. In the spirit of d elivering as one UN\, this initiative builds on the ongoing tripartite par tnership that led to the joint UNCTAD/IOM/UNHCR Policy Guide on Entreprene urship for Migrants and Refugees\, launched during the World Investment Fo rum in Geneva in October 2018.\n\nWith a selection of 30 pictures\, the ph oto exhibition will be also the occasion to exhibit the collective sculptu re of artist Romain Langlois\, created in collaboration with twenty migran ts and refugees in France.\n\n  \n/publication/policy-guide-entrepreneur ship-migrants-and-refugees\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o rg/meeting/photo-exhibition-entrepreneurship-migrants-and-refugees DTSTAMP:20260707T113314Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR