The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, will host a webinar on the Refugee Crisis in Southasia on Sunday, 29 October 2023.
Southasia is home to roughly three million refugees. The region’s history of colonialism, low economic development, and intra- and inter-state conflicts have contributed to the large-scale refugee movement and the lack of capacity to address the problem. The latest flood of Rohingya migrants in Bangladesh and Afghan refugees in Pakistan adds to humanitarian concerns in the region.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
Through this upcoming discussion with area experts we aim to develop practical insights and suggestions to guide activities to bring about peace and stability in the region and ease the hardship of refugees.
Date: Sunday, 29 October 2023
Time: 10:00 am ET / 7:00 pm PKT / 7:30 pm IST / 7:45 pm NPT / 8:00 pm BST
Register to get the joining link from Zoom in your email, or watch live on YouTube.
Journalist and women’s rights advocate in Kathmandu, Namrata Sharma will host the event. Feminist and rights activist Khushi Kabir in Dhaka will moderate the discussion.
Speakers include:
- Ravi Nair, Executive Director of the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC), India
- Shireen Huq, co-founder of the women activist group Naripokkho in Dhaka; lawyer, educator, and rights activist
- Razia Sultana who particularly focuses on supporting Rohingya girls and women
- Sima Samar from Afghanistan who is a member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement and the High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation
- Dr. Saba Gul Khattak, member of the Planning Commission of Pakistan, and former executive director at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
(Click here for detailed speaker bios.)
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