UNHCR’s consultations on the Global Compact on Refugees are well underway. On Forced Migration Forum, Alex Aleinikoff shared a copy of his statement submitted for the October 17 Thematic Discussion, which included a panel discussion on “how can we support States to receive large numbers of refugees in a safe and dignified manner.”
Read it here.
Justice Cuéllar gave an informal, exclusive talk titled “Adaptation Nation: Reflections on Immigration Policy, Social Change, and Federalism in the United States.” This event was open only to New School students, faculty and staff, but live-streamed on the Zolberg Institute Facebook page. Follow us for access to more exciting events!
In October, the Zolberg Institute The New School convened a meeting of experts on refugee law and policy to deliberate on, and to make concrete recommendations for, the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). You can find the Conclusions and an Explanatory Note here. The Expert Group proposes language for the Compact’s Preamble, Conclusion and Programme of Action–with
Alex Aleinikoff is on the scene at the High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges in Geneva. Follow along for his take and analysis of conversations here.
We are pleased to announce that Julia Morris, Zolberg Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow, will be leading a Fieldwork Spring Intensive in Amman, Jordan from 16-25 March, 2018. This Fieldwork Spring Intensive is an ethnographic study of the impact of development projects in one of the world’s major refugee host country regions in Jordan offered by faculty
