UNHCR Press conference
Press Conference Announcement
Global Refugee Forum (17-18 December 2019)
Palais correspondents interested in the first-ever Global Refugee Forum, being held at the Palais des Nations on 17 and 18 December 2019, are invited to a special informational briefing by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
The Global Refugee Forum is a world meeting on refugees being hosted jointly by UNHCR and the Government of Switzerland. It follows last December’s UN General Assembly affirmation of a new Global Compact on Refugees. With more than 70 million people forcibly displaced worldwide its aim is to generate a strengthened global response to new and existing refugee situations through wide-ranging commitments and pledges.
The purpose of this briefing is to help interested media in understanding the new Global Refugee Compact and the relevance of the first Global Refugee Forum. Daniel Endres, UNHCR Director who is leading the GRF planning will be the principle speaker.
Daniel Endres, Director of Global Refugee Forum, UNHCR Perveen Ali, Head, Global Refugee Forum Coordination Team, UNHCR
The Global Refugee Forum is a world meeting on refugees being hosted jointly by UNHCR and the Government of Switzerland. It follows last December’s UN General Assembly affirmation of a new Global Compact on Refugees. With more than 70 million people forcibly displaced worldwide its aim is to generate a strengthened global response to new and existing refugee situations through wide-ranging commitments and pledges.
The purpose of this briefing is to help interested media in understanding the new Global Refugee Compact and the relevance of the first Global Refugee Forum. Daniel Endres, UNHCR Director who is leading the GRF planning will be the principle speaker.
Daniel Endres, Director of Global Refugee Forum, UNHCR Perveen Ali, Head, Global Refugee Forum Coordination Team, UNHCR
