Thematic Focus: Global Compact on Refugees Round-up

Requests for feedback:

The zero draft of the Global Compact on Refugees was released on 31 January 2018. If you have comments/reactions to share, you can submit them to:

Forced Migration Forum:
- The blog's authors are inviting comments to be posted.
- To read those that have already been posted and/or contribute your own, go to: Zero Draft of the Global Compact on Refugees Released: Discussion

Refugees Deeply:
- They have posted a brief questionnaire, and hope to use answers in an upcoming article.
- To contribute, go to: How Transformative is the Zero Draft of the Global Refugee Compact?

UNHCR:
- Written contributions continue to be accepted and posted on UNHCR's web site.
- To contribute, go to: Towards a Global Compact on Refugees: Written Contributions

Other commentary:

Are the Global Compacts on Refugees and for Migration Addressing Statelessness Appropriately? (ENS Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

*Expert Views: How Promising is the Global Refugee Compact Zero Draft? (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

The Global Compact for Refugees - Bringing Mayors to the Table: Why and How, Policy Brief (Brookings Institution, Jan. 2018) [text]

Global Compact on Refugees: Positive Vision Lacking Concrete Engagement (ECRE, Feb. 2018) [text]

The International Rescue Committee’s Perspective on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Refugees (IRC, Feb. 2018) [text]

Q&A: Hoping for an 'Ambitious, Far-reaching, Bold' UN Refugee Compact (Devex, Feb. 2018) [text]

UNHCR re-organization:

This is from ICVA's Jan. 2018 Bulletin:

"UNHCR announced a few changes in the HQ organigram, particularly:
- The creation of a Division of Resilience and Solutions, led by Mr. Daniel Endres, including a Service working on the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework and a Service geared towards partnerships and strategies with development actors and inclusion.
- The Governance Service, led by Mr. Johan Cels, will become part of the Executive Office and will steer consultations with member states on the Global Compact on Refugees.
- Mr. Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, will supervise the Service's consultations with Member States on the Global Compact on Refugees and the new Division of Resilience and Solutions."

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- News: "Zero Draft" of Global Compact on Refugees (31 Jan. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up (25 Jan. 2018)

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