Diasporas in Action: Working together for peace, development and humanitarian response is convened by the Diaspora Learning Network (DLN), led by Diaspora Action Australia and the University of Melbourne’s Refugee Studies Program, and comprised of leading development and humanitarian agencies in Australia.
Diasporas in Action brought together researchers, practitioners and agencies to explore the role of Australian diaspora communities in peacebuilding, development and humanitarian response in their countries of origin. Speakers from Australian and international diaspora organisations, Australian government agencies, and development and humanitarian agencies, presented in aa program structured around six themes:
Diasporas in Action was generously supported by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The RDI Network is a continuing member of the Diaspora Learning Network – to find out more, contact us .
You can view the conference Outcomes Report on our Resources page here.
For more information, visit the event website here: http://diasporasinaction.org.au/