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A Refugee led Refugee Week Event Marathon , 2021
Sun 20 Jun
|Zoom
To seize the opportunity of Refugee Week, we are bringing together refugee leaders from around the globe to lead the discussion and to showcase our achievements and the challenges we face.
Time & Location
20 Jun 2021, 18:00 – 26 Jun 2021, 13:00
Zoom
About the Event
Who are we: We are a group of refugee-led initiatives from the networks that took part in the first-ever Global Summit of Refugees, and advocates that work with and for refugees to (i) increase refugee participation in shaping policies, (ii) build refugee capacity to engage locally, nationally, regionally, and globally, and (iii) strategically advocate for and promote inclusive human rights approaches to forced displacement.
Why: Refugees are the most knowledgeable about what is needed to advance their rights, how to overcome obstacles, and how to facilitate integration. This year, unpacking the Meaningful Refugee Participation Pledge, we call for greater inclusion of refugees in all decision making processes having to do with us.
Event Objectives: The main aim of this series of events is to highlight the importance of refugee leadership to achieve “meaningful participation.”
These series of events represent landmark refugee-led gatherings that aim to accelerate and scale up existing…