HC Dialogue: Urban Refugees

The third High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges began today in Geneva and will continue tomorrow. The theme of the meeting is "Challenges for Persons of Concern to UNHCR in Urban Settings." The agenda notes that participants will divide into four groups to explore the following:

• Identifying populations of concern in urban settings and responding to vulnerabilities and risks;
• Securing “protection space” in urban settings;
• Livelihoods and self-reliance;
• Challenges for municipalities and authorities.

For more background information on the theme, see:

• Challenges for Persons of Concern to UNHCR in Urban Settings, UNHCR/DPC/2009/Doc. 02/Rev.1 (HC Dialogue, Dec. 2009) [text]
• Concept Paper (UNHCR, May 2009) [text]
• UNHCR policy on refugee protection and solutions in urban areas (UNHCR, Sept. 2009) [text]

The web page for the current HC Dialogue provides links to information on related themes, a literature review and bibliography, and documents from previous HC Dialogue discussions.

For more general news/media advisories and photos, visit the UNHCR page on "urban refugees."

[photo credit: UNHCR/Zalmaï]

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