Migrants and refugees facing Covid-19: UK and global concerns
Covid-19 is having a devastating impact across the world and on the most vulnerable.
Sara de Jong chairs a panel discussion to explore the impact of Covid-19 on refugees and those engaging in cross-continental migration. This workshop will explore these questions from the viewpoints of six expert speakers from NGOs, activism and academia whose work engages with migrants' rights.
Our speakers will focus on the types of response measures that are likely to be implemented by different actors (governments, non-government) to address migration and refugees trends. The panel will also discuss how these are likely to change as countries move from Covid-19 emergency response to recovery, as well as the fundamental principles that should be maintained to ensure they uphold the rights of migrants and refugees.
This webinar is organised in collaboration with MigNet
Speakers:
Emily Arnold-Fernandez, Founder and Executive Director of Asylum Access, USA
Niamh Ni Bhriain, Programme Coordinator War and Pacification, TNI, The Netherlands
John Grayson, Independent researcher and adult educator, South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group, UK
Dr Adriana Marcela Velasquez Morales, Researcher at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences- FLACSO, Honduras
Dr Pia Riggirozzi, Professor of Global Politics, University of Southampton, UK
Chair:
Dr Sara De Jong, Department of Politics, University of York.
Image: Peru: supporting Venezuelan migrants and refugees in times of coronavirus by S.Castañeda (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
For information about this webinar, please visit our Covid-19 Webinar Series page - https://www.york.ac.uk/igdc/events/co...