{"id":1696,"date":"2018-09-20T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/\/?p=1696"},"modified":"2018-12-13T12:12:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T12:12:43","slug":"join-us-live-on-9-20-at-5pm-est-as-we-launch-the-refugee-self-reliance-initiative-at-betterlivesnow-leveraging-refugees-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/join-us-live-on-9-20-at-5pm-est-as-we-launch-the-refugee-self-reliance-initiative-at-betterlivesnow-leveraging-refugees-talents\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/20\/2018 Launch of the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative at \u201c#BetterLivesNow: Leveraging Refugees\u2019 Talents\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On September 20, RefugePoint and the Women\u2019s Refugee Commission in cooperation with the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative organized Better Lives Now: Leveraging Refugees\u2019 Talents, a side event to the UN General Assembly, to launch the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative. 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