General Assembly High-level meeting to address large movements of refugees and migrants

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H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly

H.E. Ms. Dina Kawar, Ambassador of Jordan to the United States/Co-facilitator for the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

H.E. Mr. David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations/Co-facilitator for the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

Ms. Karen AbuZayd, UN Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha, Advocate for refugees rights and victims of trafficking, Yazda

Ms. Michele LeVoy, Director, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants

Panel 1: Reframing the narrative on migration and refugees in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

Mr. Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UN DESA

Mr. Richard Bennett, Representative and Head of Amnesty International’s UN Office

Ms. Rana Najib, Education Project Coordinator, AVSI Foundation

Ms. Sybil Nmezi, Executive Director, Generation Initiative for Women and Youth Network (Video)

Ms. Sandra Vermuyten, Equality and Rights Officer, Public Services International (PSI)

Ms. Sandra Saric, Vice President, Talent Innovation, Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)

Panel 2: Upholding and protecting the human rights and dignity of all refugees and migrants in the context of large movements

Ms. Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR

Mr. Abdullah Elham, Board Member and Head of Human Rights Advocacy Committee, Civil Society Coordination Center (Video)

Ms. Berenice Valdez, Coordinator of Public Policy, Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración

Mr. Anaclet Mbayagu, Chairman, African Disabled Refugee Organization

Mr. Abdi Iftin, Strategy for Humanity

Panel 3: Achieving a Global Compact for responsibilitysharing for refugees

Ms. Christine Matthews, Deputy Director, New York Liaison Office, UNHCR

Ms. Mina Jaf, Founder and Director, Women Refugee Route

Ms. Gordana Ivkovic-Grujic, Country Director, International Rescue Committee, Serbia

Mr. Yiombi Thona, Deputy Chair, Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network

Mr. Ayman Al-Mufleh, Secretary General, the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization

Ms. Amanda Gardiner, Vice President, Sustainability and Social Innovation, Pearson

Panel 4: Achieving a Global Compact for safe, regular and orderly migration

Ms. Catherine Tactaquin, Executive Director, National Network for Immigration and Refugee Rights

Ms. Jille Belisario, Coordinator, Commission for Filipino Migrant Workers

Mr. William Gois, Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Asia

Ms. Adela Gabriela Liguori, General Coordinator, Argentine Commission for Refugees and Migrants (CAREF)

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