Event

Driven Out: Global Response to the Plight of Forcibly Displaced People

Date & Time

Wednesday

Nov. 15, 2023

12:00pm – 1:30pm ET

Location

6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center
and Online

Event Sponsor

Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative

Overview

The Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI) hosted a roundtable discussion on forced migration with experts who will analyze the root causes, impacts, drivers and dynamics of human displacement and how the global system addresses the plight of refugees and other displaced people.

In this multifaceted discussion, panelists highlighted the challenges and opportunities that forced displacement presents for the forcibly displaced people and states that host them across the globe.

Speakers

Introductions

John Thon Majok

Director of Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI); Deputy Director of Development

James Hollifield

RAFDI Working Group Co-chair; Global Fellow;
Professor of Political Science and Director, Tower Center SMU

Moderator

Rina Agarwala

Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University

Hosted By

Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative

The Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI) provides evidence-based analyses that translate research findings into practice and policy impact. Established in 2022 as a response to an ever-increasing number of people forcibly displaced from their homes by protracted conflicts and persecution, RAFDI aims to expand the space for new perspectives, constructive dialogue and sustainable solutions to inform policies that will improve the future for the displaced people. Read more

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