Global Refugee Forum
One year after the historic affirmation of the Global Compact on Refugees, the first Global Refugee Forum is a critical opportunity to build momentum towards achieving the objectives of this new commitment and strengthen the collective response to refugee situations.
High-Level Dialogue on Jobs & Livelihoods
The session focused on the importance of multi-stakeholder engagement as a vehicle for transformation in forced displacement responses and introduced examples where innovative and successful partnership and networking initiatives exist, particularly relating to jobs and livelihoods. Watch the record on UN Web TV Speakers:
• Ms. Joana Ibrahim, Refugee Entrepreneur living in Brazil
• Ms. Ergogie Tesfaye Weldmeskel, Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Ethiopia
• Ms. Sigrid Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands (the)
• Mr. Hans Peter Lankes, Vice-President, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Mr. Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
"The #RefugeeForum shows is that there is now a widespread of recognition of the message the @ILO has been trying to get out for a long time:
— Marina HUMBLOT (@MarinaHumblot) December 19, 2019
Dealing with the #refugee crisis we have in the 🌍 today has to include providing access to #LabourMarkets & to #DecentWork"
-@GuyRyder pic.twitter.com/VWT7Q2lsez
Kick-off: 4-year PROSPECTS Partnership
Press release: Joint action to support refugees and host communities Social media highlights
At the #RefugeeForum @GuyRyder spoke about importance of access to jobs and livelihoods for refugees.
— Adam Bowers (@AdamBowers7) December 18, 2019
On a day @ILO announced a new partnership with the Netherlands, @WorldBank @IFC_org @UNICEF and @Refugees on action to support refugees and host communities, he had this to say: pic.twitter.com/50bbvXqMFh
The #Prospects partnership launched today at the #RefugeeForum by the Govt of the Netherlands, @ILO, @IFC_org, @Refugees, @UNICEF and the @WorldBank aims to better respond to forced displacement crises.@ILO’s Nicholas Grisewood, Global Manager of the Partnership, explains how: pic.twitter.com/GQGBcmQvSg
— Adam Bowers (@AdamBowers7) December 18, 2019
The kick-off of the #Prospects Partnership was announced today by the @DutchMFA 🇳🇱, together with the @IFC_org, @ilo, @Refugees, @UNICEF, and the @WorldBank
— Marina HUMBLOT (@MarinaHumblot) December 18, 2019
📰Press release: https://t.co/Y716S59XHO
More about PROSPECTS: https://t.co/Gy0d8UTbEL pic.twitter.com/uNqqJOcFHH