The UCLA Center for the Study of International Migration will host “The Global Refugee Crisis” on Friday, April 7, from 9 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. in the California Room of the UCLA Faculty Center.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there were 65.3 million forcibly displaced people, 21.3 million refugees and 10 million stateless people in 2015
The one-day public conference will address some of the most salient issues of the worldwide refugee crisis, including its causes and consequences; policy responses in both developing and developed countries; and the challenges of refugee resettlement in the U.S., Europe and Canada.
A number of experts with hands-on experience in migration and refugee policy will speak, including:
- Demetrios G. Papademetriou, distinguished senior fellow and president emeritus at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.;
- T. Alexander Aleinikoff, former United Nations deputy high commissioner for refugees, and professor and director at the New School for Social Research’s Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility in New York;
- Anne C. Richard, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration;
- and Maryellen Fullerton, professor of law at the Brooklyn Law School.
The day’s discussions will conclude with a panel on refugee resettlement.
Founded in fall 2015, the Center for the Study of International Migration fosters research and instruction on international migration. The center conducts activities and research that cross disciplinary, institutional and geographic boundaries to study migration in a world increasingly defined by the global movement of people.
Admission is open to the public and free of charge. Reservations can be made online. Lunch will be served to the first 70 registrants.
