Keynote address at the Refugee Law Initiative Annual Conference, 3 June 2024 (Conference theme: ‘Pacts, promises and refugee protection’)
‘Reinforcing rights and legal principles in the face of global challenges: the Global Compact on Refugees’ By Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection I. Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished colleagues, and esteemed guests, It is...
Statement by the High Commissioner at the Summit of the Future 2024, New York
Thank you Mr. President, This morning, we heard from three young people, including Monicah – a bright woman, a refugee. I don’t have much to add to her wise and beautiful words but let me reflect from the same perspective: as the future also belongs to all the young...
Speech by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at the University of Nairobi
Dear Vice-Chancellor, Dear Principal Secretary, Dear students, Ambassadors, Colleagues: from the UN and Resident Coordinator — from the aid community — from UNHCR, Ladies and gentlemen: What a privilege and a great pleasure to be here today! I have been looking...
UNHCR’s Grandi: Let’s make refugee inclusion the norm
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Today, on World Refugee Day, we honour the millions of people around the globe who are forced to flee violence and persecution. We celebrate their remarkable fortitude and capacity for renewal, despite the daunting...
Remarks by Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
“In Pursuit of the Possible: Addressing population flows in the Americas” Good afternoon. Thank you, Georgetown University – and in particular the School of Foreign Service and the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) – for hosting this event, and...