Event: Global Refugee Forum Round-up

The first Global Refugee Forum is now over. Serving as a follow-up and review mechanism for the  Global Compact on Refugees, the Forum's aim was to present "an opportunity to translate the principle of international responsibility-sharing into concrete action." The next one will be held in four years.

For an overview of discussions during and outcomes of the meetings:

• UNHCR's wrap-up and press release
• Co-convenors' summary 
• Live blogs: day 1; day 2; day 3
• Webcasts of plenary sessions/high-level events. 
• HC's opening remarks & other statements and speeches

The Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN) was also officially launched at the Forum. More info on how to join is available here.

Pledges and contributions made during the meeting can be viewed via this dashboard.

For even more, view search results for "global refugee forum" on ReliefWeb.

Other commentary/feedback:

Reflections via Twitter from Jeff Crisp, who was in attendance [thread]

The Global Refugee Forum: African Experience is Key (ISS Today, Dec. 2019) [text]

Kaldor’s Brian Barbour Drives Path-breaking Refugee Legal Aid Pledge with PILnet [text]

*"Key Takeaways from the First Global Refugee Forum," The New Humanitarian, 20 Dec. 2019 [text]

*Labor Market Access for Refugees and Forced Migrants: Lessons Learned from the Global Refugee Forum (RI Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

Opinion: 5 Tests for Success at the Global Refugee Forum (Devex Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

*Political Commitment and the Theatre of the Global Refugee Forum: A Recap (LIDC Migration Leadership Team Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

Responsibility-sharing, Unpacked: The Momentum of the Global Refugee Forum (Development for Peace Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

"Three Tests for the Global Refugee Forum," The New Humanitarian, 16 Dec. 2019 [text]

"UN Says Cost-Sharing Key to World Refugee Crisis," VOA News, 19 Dec. 2019 [text]

*Where Were the Refugees at the Global Refugee Forum? (Devex Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

Global Compact on Refugees:

"The Global Compact on Refugees and Latin America," e-International Relations, 17 Dec. 2019 [full-text]

Making the Global Compact on Refugees a Reality: Ensuring Protection and Inclusion at the Local Level (IFRC, Dec. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

New resource: Digital Platform for the Global Compact on Refugees [access]
- "[E]nables the sharing of learnings and experiences on the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees. It allows people, organizations and businesses to connect with each other on projects that are changing the lives of refugees and their hosts for the better."

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Event: Global Refugee Forum, 16-18 Dec. 2019
- Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up (8 Dec. 2019)

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