Bárbara Romero, Co-founder, Global Independent Refugee Women Leaders (GIRWL) Translated Versions: Arabic Farsi Spanish The conference Refugee Women: Unpacking Gender-based Violence 2020 opened an online space — led by the Global Independent Refugee Women Leaders (GIRWL) and co-hosted by the World Refugee & Migration Council — where refugee women, through their intersectionality, could share their voices on […]
Solidarity with Afghan Women: A Policy Perspective
Join the Canadian Women’s Foundation and the World Refugee & Migration Council for this event, Solidarity with Afghan Women: A Policy Perspective
Displacement in Afghanistan: How Should the International Community Respond?
Virtual Panel Discussion: 14 September 2021, 09:00-10:30 EDT | 16:00-17:30 Geneva Related Event: Pathways for Protection: Promoting Sponsorship Initiatives for Refugees Watch Moderator Fen Osler Hampson WRMC President and Chancellor’s Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University Panelists Belquis Ahmadi Senior Program Officer, Afghanistan Program, USIP Nipa Banerjee Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor, […]
Confronting the Crisis in Afghanistan: Eight Priorities for the International Community
In a statement, the World Refugee & Migration Council has called for global leadership to avert further human suffering and bloodshed in Afghanistan, especially for the millions of displaced persons in the country.
The International Community Must Do More for Vulnerable Afghans
Statement from 22 former foreign ministers — including WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy and Honorary Chair Madeleine Albright — calling for more countries to offer tangible humanitarian support, including hosting Afghan allies.