Beyond the Breaking Point: Building a Movement for the Refugee Economy

Humanitarian aid is at a structural breaking point. Public funding is projected to contract by 32% by 2025, and 96% of crises are now protracted, impacting 117 million people who need long-term economic solutions, not short-term relief. Our session moves beyond problem awareness to present actionable models and practical tools for transforming displacement from a humanitarian liability into a development opportunity. Data robustly demonstrates that refugees are high-value economic actors: loyal, resilient, and growth catalysts for local economies. Our session will focus on the implementation and scaling of these solutions, offering a pathway to shared prosperity.