The international community’s response to the current refugee crisis has been neither effective nor coherent. This public debate will explore how governance, structures and practice must change in order to transform the refugee ‘problem’ into a manageable process. How can governments and the general public be persuaded to respond generously to refugees and migrants? How can the root causes of the crisis be collectively addressed? How can we best support human rights for those forced to leave their home countries?

Panelists:

• Kofi Annan, Chair of The Elders, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
• Gro Harlem Brundtland, Deputy Chair of The Elders, former Prime Minister of Norway
• Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Hina Jilani, Elder, lawyer and human rights defender
• William Swing, Director-General, International Organization for Migration

Introduced by: Philippe Burrin, Director, The Graduate Institute

Co-hosted with The Elders, independent global leaders working together for peace and human rights.