Environmental Refugees and Displaced Persons-Protecting the Vulnerable
Date:
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 2:00pm
Location:
B-318 Rayburn House Office Building
Announcement
Please join us for an important briefing on refugees and displaced persons who are forced to flee because of natural disasters and changes in the environment. The briefing will focus on the challenges governments and private organizations face when assisting populations who have been driven from their homes due to floods, famines, and other similar situations. Discussion will not focus on the underlying causes of these disasters, but will instead discuss the need to provide these populations with protection and care, regardless of cause.
For more contact information, please contact Molly Hofsommer (TLHRC) at (202) 225-3599 or tlhrc@mail.house.gov
Hosted by:
James P. McGovern, Co-Chair
Participants
Opening Remarks
- Rep. James P. McGovern, Co-Chair, TLHRC
Written remarks
Panelists
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Vincent Cochetel, Regional Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Written statement -
Richard E. Scott, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration
Written statement -
Alice Thomas, Climate Displacement Program Manager, Refugees International
Written statement -
Susan Martin, Executive Director, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Written statement
Moderator
- Marc Hanson, Government Relations Senior Advocate, Refugees International
Resources
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International Organization for Migration (IOM), Migration, Climate Change & the Environment
112th Congress