INTERNATIONAL
REFUGEE CONFERENCE
Sponsored by Canadian Council for Refugees
The Canadian Council for Refugees will be
holding an International Conference on Refugee Rights from June 17
to 19, 2006. The purpose of the conference is to bring together
representatives of NGO’s from around the world to examine the
state of refugee protection and the role being played by NGO’s.
It is hoped that the participants will leave the conference with
strategies to ensure that NGO’s work together more effectively
across borders. The Conference will be an excellent opportunity
to meet and learn from experts in the field from around the world,
exchange ideas, and network.
The conference will include plenary sessions,
workshops and working sessions to deliver specific action items.
Workshops will be held on such topics as Combating Negative
Public Opinion and Promoting Positive Attitudes Towards Immigrants
and Refugees; Family Reunification;
Gender Violence and Refugees; Integration of
Resettled Refugees:
Professionalization of Settlement and Welcoming
Communities.
Mila Voihanski,
Executive Director of JIAS Canada will be leading the workshop on
Professionalization of Settlement and co-leading the
workshop on Welcoming Communities.
