🌍 We are excited to announce the lineup for our historic event, Power, Trust & Change: Refugee Leaders in Dialogue with UNHCR Candidates, taking place on Thursday, September 25, from 6:00–9:00 PM EDT at the Harvard Club of New York City. Hosted by R-SPACE, this landmark High-Level Panel & Reception will bring together confirmed candidates for the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees and global refugee leaders.
This first-of-its-kind dialogue will open space for genuine exchange, accountability, power-sharing, and trust-building at a critical moment for the international refugee system.
Joining the dialogue:
- Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris
- Christine Schraner Burgener (
@SchranerBurgen1), Former State Secretary for Migration
- Niels Annen (
@NielsAnnen), Former Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office
- Matthew Crentsil (
@CrentsilMatthew), UNHCR Representative in Uganda
- Ahmet Yildiz (
@A_Yildiz_), Permanent Representative of the Republic of Türkiye to the United Nations in New York
- Nicole de Moor (
@Nicole_demoor), Former Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration
- Rez Gardi (
@RezGardi), R-SEAT's Co-Managing Director, as a moderator
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