Event on Global Compact on Refugees

Event to mark The Global Compact on Refugees entitled “A Model for Greater Solidarity and Cooperation” (A/RES/71/1)

(organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR))

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Side Events
• Video Length: 00:54:18
• Production Date: 17 December 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: AMINA J. MOHAMMED; FEDERICA MOGHERINI; FILIPPO GRANDI; MARIA F. ESPINOSA GARCES
• Corporate Name: EUROPEAN UNION - EU; UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS; REFUGEES
• MAMS Id: 2335137
• Parent Id: 2334349

Description

The Global Compact on Refugees, affirmed by the General Assembly in the morning of 17 December following two years of engagement and consultation, represents a milestone in international cooperation to strengthen refugee responses. It will change the lives of refugees and their hosts.

This event provided an opportunity to welcome the adoption of the compact and look forward to its implementation.