Join policymakers and experts in U.S. refugee and asylum law to discuss how we can be a better safe haven for refugees. Georgetown University Law Center on 16 March. - - Donna Poisl
From Human Rights First
Featuring:
António Guterres, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
Eric Schwartz, Assistant Secretary of State for Population Refugees and Migration
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA/16th)
Deborah Amos, Foreign Correspondent, National Public Radio
Read the full agenda (updated 2-21-10).
The 30th Anniversary of this landmark piece of legislation offers an occasion to highlight the United States achievements under the Refugee Act, honor the contributions refugees and their children have made to the diverse fabric of American society, and evaluate the ways in which policymakers can work together to overcome the current challenges in the U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum systems.
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