Without a doubt, this General Assembly is about the refugee crisis. And while you might think, as perhaps Amal Clooney does, that the UN is rather late to the game on the whole issue, there is an indisputable power to having the world’s leaders lining up to declare that something must be done and that the world must turn away from fear to a new optimism. But what is to be done? President Obama called for rich countries to do more: “Together, now, we have to open our hearts an

In our first report from UNGA, we would like to share with you what we learned from attending War Child’s event, “I’ve moved, my rights haven’t”, on supporting the rights of all children forced to flee. The panel of experts identified the scale of the current crisis as unprecedented and expressed some cautious optimism for the outcomes of this week’s summits. That said, they warned of a “crisis of values” relating to migration both at home and in the governments of member sta

This next week in New York will witness a lot of activity focusing on the needs of refugees and IDPs. We hope to see many positive steps taken, and learn from others on how we can better help people in need. Two outgoing Presidents are holding summits on the migration crisis this week at the opening of the UN’s 71st General Assembly. Secretary Ban has convened the UN’s own “Summit for Refugees and Migrants” leading to the New York Declaration and President Obama hosts his own