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Cynthia Rathinasamy was the program coordinator for CGD’s Migration and Development Team, supporting the work of senior fellow Michael Clemens. She also supported Arvind Subramanian’s work on the India Initiative. Rathinasamy holds a Master in Public Policy from the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a B.A. in political science from Penn State University. Previous professional experience includes working as a consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton and interning for the U.S. Department of State and International Solutions Group. 

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September 16, 2016
Blog Post
The Humanitarian-Development Divide: Addressing the "New...
Cindy Huang et al.

For refugees and internally displaced people, business-as-usual is no longer working. The “new normal” of displacement means that development and humanitarian actors urgently need to adapt their approach. That's the impetus for a new CGD study group, convened in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee and co-chaired by Cindy Huang and Nazanin Ash.

May 13, 2016
Blog Post
Beyond Humanitarian Response: Why the Displaced Need...
Cindy Huang and Cynthia Rathinasamy

The World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on May 23 and 24th is taking place amidst major shifts in the humanitarian landscape. The upcoming Summit will provide an important opportunity to discuss the significant financing gap and important issues like transparency and effectiveness. But it will be a missed opportunity unless leaders agree upon concrete plans to address the new realities of displacement. Here are three areas where we’d like to see some progress.

August 13, 2015
Blog Post
Strange Bedfellows – Politics of Immigration Policy in...
Cynthia Rathinasamy, Hannah Postel and Michael Clemens

Spoiler alert: this is not a blog post about #DumpTrump. However, the 2016 U.S.

May 13, 2016
Blog Post
Beyond Humanitarian Response: Why the Displaced Need...
Cindy Huang and Cynthia Rathinasamy

The World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on May 23 and 24th is taking place amidst major shifts in the humanitarian landscape. The upcoming Summit will provide an important opportunity to discuss the significant financing gap and important issues like transparency and effectiveness. But it will be a missed opportunity unless leaders agree upon concrete plans to address the new realities of displacement. Here are three areas where we’d like to see some progress.

August 13, 2015
Blog Post
Strange Bedfellows – Politics of Immigration Policy in...
Cynthia Rathinasamy, Hannah Postel and Michael Clemens

Spoiler alert: this is not a blog post about #DumpTrump. However, the 2016 U.S.

September 16, 2016
Blog Post
The Humanitarian-Development Divide: Addressing the "New...
Cindy Huang et al.

For refugees and internally displaced people, business-as-usual is no longer working. The “new normal” of displacement means that development and humanitarian actors urgently need to adapt their approach. That's the impetus for a new CGD study group, convened in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee and co-chaired by Cindy Huang and Nazanin Ash.

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