Environmental Refugees and Displaced Persons-Protecting the Vulnerable

Hearing
Date:
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
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Witnesses

Opening Remarks

Panelists

  • 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
Meeting Documents

Resources

Related Items
Protecting the Persecuted: The Successes and Challenges of Safeguarding Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, and Stateless Persons

Contact The Commission

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
4150 O'Neill House Office Building
200 C Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20515
United States of America

Phone: +1 (202) 225-3599
TLHRC@mail.house.gov

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