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Shifting power, decision-making and funding: Refugee leadership in humanitarian responses

Development Initiatives is proud to co-organise this Global Refugee Forum 2023 linked event

  • 12 December 2023
  • 17:00-18:30 CET
  • Impact Hub Geneva, 1, Rue Fendt, 1201 Genève, Switzerland

Organised in the context of the 2023 Global Refugee Forum, this linked event will bring together RLOs, researchers, humanitarian actors and donors to explore the current state of affairs when it comes to ensuring refugee leadership in humanitarian response - with a particular focus on shifting funding to RLOs.

More about the event

Moderator

  • Amer Alkayed Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Global Refugee Led Network

Speakers

  • Hanno van Gemund Senior Policy Officer, Department for Stabilization and Humanitarian Aid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Andhira Kara Researcher, Overseas Development Institute
  • Abbas Kigozi Humanitarian Policy Advisor, Oxfam in Africa
  • Sana Mustafa Chief Executive Officer, Asylum Access
  • Nafissa Amadou Seyni, International Migrant Women's Solidarity Association, Turkey
  • With remarks from Diana Dalton, Head of Gender and Equalities, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

The event has been co-organised with Global Refugee Network, Oxfam and ODI.

DI's Fran Girling-Morris will be attending and can be contacted at [email protected].

Development Initiatives is a signatory of the Global Compact on Refugees Meaningful Refugee Participation pledge.

See more relevant research from Development Initiatives, or read about our humanitarian programme.

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