BCG and CPD deliver roundtable on settlement services for refugees

 

Across western democracies there are increasingly heated public discussions about the role of immigration in society. Despite the economic and social benefits of immigration being well documented, the consensus supporting immigration is fraying. It is a pivotal time then to reaffirm Australia’s commitment to immigration and look for ways to improve how we integrate refugees into our diverse society.

With this context as the backdrop, on 3 August, CPD and the Centre for Public Impact (CPI)- a not-for-profit foundation set up by Boston Consulting Group – hosted a group of key stakeholders at BCG’s office in Melbourne to discuss the challenges and innovations in providing settlement services to refugees.

The three-hour roundtable was conducted under Chatham house rules and included public servants, service providers and policy advocates. The roundtable was also attended via video-phone by government representatives and policymakers from Canada, the United States and Germany, who shared their countries’ experiences in delivering settlement services for newly arrived refugees.

Attendees agreed that the discussion was a valuable opportunity to swap notes and discuss what is working well and what needs to improve, and offered great ideas for further research by CPD and CPI.

CPD is grateful for BCG hosting the roundtable, and looks forward to continuing the good work with CPI over the rest of this year.

You can also read more about the work CPD is doing on building a regional approach to forced migration matters on our Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration page.

 

 

 

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