Posts Tagged 'humanitarian assistance'

Guest Blog by James Milner and Kevin Dunbar, January 11, 2017

Events in Europe and elsewhere over the past year have again highlighted the many deficiencies of the “global refugee regime.” Established in the aftermath of World War II, this regime has two core functions: to ensure protection for refugees and to find a solution to this plight.

By any objective measure, the global refugee regime is not working – and there have been growing demands from the public and politicians of ...

McLeod Group blog by Hunter McGill, Sept. 23, 2016

The week of September 19 occasioned the usual cluster of high-level meetings in New York, as the United Nations begins its autumn sessions. Of particular importance for the international community of humanitarian organizations were the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants and the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees, hosted by President Barack Obama and co-hosted by Canada, among other countries. Both events were marked by hand-wringing, reminders of how many ...