On June 7, 2018, the Center for Migration Studies held a half-day symposium on the Global Compact on Refugees. This event drew from the special Journal on Migration and Human Security collection, “Strengthening the Global Refugee Protection System,” in assessing the progress of the Compact, currently being negotiated by United Nations member states.
Speakers included:
Kevin Appleby, Senior Director of International Migration Policy, Center for Migration Studies
Bela Hovy, Chief of the Migration Section, Population Division, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies
Andrew Painter, Senior Protection Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Jennifer Podkul, Director of Policy, Kids in Need of Defense
Sarnata Reynolds, Policy Advisor, Global Displacement and Migration, Oxfam International
