Volker Turk
Assistant High Commissioner For Protection, UNHCR
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An introduction on the Global Compact on Refugees,a potentially once in a generation opportunity to re-frame the conversation on the international response to the global refugee crisis.
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Hear from Volker Turk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, UNHCR, on some of the advantages the Global Compact on Refugees provides as we move forward on how the international community will deal with forced displacement and refugees around the world.
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Hear from Annette Dixon, Vice President, Human Development at the World Bank, about the issues the World Bank Group is grappling with in their work, particularly in fragile and conflict effected countries, with a focus on the broader causes of migration and refugees.
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Hear from Illango Patchamuthu, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan, which has been hosting millions of refugees from Afghanistan since the late 1970s.
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Hear from Haneen Sayed about some of the challenges in addressing the impact of the Syrian conflict on neighboring countries particularly Jordan and Lebanon.
The Global Compact on Refugees: Why we Need Development Partners
The Global Compact on Refugees, led by UNHCR, will be proposed at the UN General Assembly in September 2018 as a new framework for international cooperation to better support refugees and host communities. It envisions a more comprehensive approach that aims to improve responsibility sharing, strengthen national protection systems and response capacity, enhance socio-economic conditions for refugees and hosts, as well as support greater efforts to resolve protracted situations. What does this mean for the World Bank Group? Explore the conversation here with a seven part bite size series exploring the topic with panelist as well as questions and answers from the audience.
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About the Presenters
Mahmoud Mohieldin
Senior Vice President, World Bank
Xavier Devictor
Advisor, Forced Displacement, Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group, World Bank
Annette Dixon
Vice President, Human Development, World Bank
Illango Patchamuthu
World Bank Country Director, Pakistan
Haneen Ismail Sayed
World Bank Program Leader for Human Development in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan
