Research Guides: Conference primer: Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Migration / Guide de conférences : aiffaires humanitaires, réfugiés et migration: Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Migration / Affaires humanitaires, réfugiés et migration

Other Humanitarian Affaires / Refugees Meetings

Brussels VI Conference "Supporting the future of Syria and the region" 9-10 May 2022
Supporting the future of Syria and the region - Brussels VI Conference, 10 May 2022 - Main results - Ministerial meeting
10 May 2022

IOM - UN Migration / OIM - ONU Migration

First International Migration Review Forum - 17 to 20 May 2022, UN Headquarters
GANHRI information about the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF)
GANHRI (Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions)
The International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) was created by the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). It is a Member State forum, with the participation of stakeholders to discuss implementation of the GCM and guide the work of the United Nations on migration.

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It is hosted under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly, and will take place at UN Headquarters New York. The IMRF will serve as the primary intergovernmental global platform for Member States to discuss and share progress on the implementation of all aspects of the Global Compact, including as it relates to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The IMRF is convened every four years, at highest political level with the participation of heads of states and governments. The first IMRF is expected to take place from 16-20 May 2022.
First Session of the International Dialogue on Migration 2022 28 February – 2 March 2022
28 February – 2 March 2022, 09:00-12:00 EST, online (New York). Webcast available (link tbc).
IOM - UN Migration
main website
Governing bodies
International Dialogue on Migration
Regional Consultative Processes

UNHCR - the Refugee Agency / HCR - l'Agence de l'ONU pour les réfugiés

Refugees fleeing Ukraine (since 24 February 2022)
Updated daily
The Global Compact on Refugees
UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
UNHCR - Executive Committee
Official page
Nansen Refugee Award
Subscribe to Newsletter

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

Inter-Agency Standing Committee
Created by United Nations General Assembly resolution 46/182 in 1991, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the longest-standing and highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the United Nations system. It brings together the executive heads of 18 organizations to formulate policy, set strategic priorities and mobilize resources in response to humanitarian crises.

OCHA / BCAH

UN Network on Migration / Réseau des Nations Unies sur les migrations

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) / Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)

Missing Migrants, Missing Solutions? 9 March 2022, 15:30 - 18:00 CET
Preventing and resolving missing migrants cases & addressing the needs of their families through the Global Compact on Migration (GCM)
ICRC - Events
Register for ICRC Newsletter
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) / Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR)

IFRC
main website
Global Plan 2022
The Global Plan outlines the unique contribution that IFRC makes to the global humanitarian system by helping to strengthen the capacities of National Societies.

UN, NGOs and Media reporting

African governments must do more to protect citizens caught up in Ukraine’s war
International law isn’t without policy tools to address this discrimination – if leaders have the courage to do so.
The New Humanitarian, 18 May 2022
International Migration Review Forum - Press Conference
International Migration Forum, 16 May 2022
First Person: ‘I helped to rescue over 1,000 trafficking victims
UN Geneva News, 14 May 2022
A tasting menu from Geneva’s humanitarian trade fair
The New Humanitarian, 12 May 2022
Afghanistan: Nearly 20 million going hungry
UN News, 9 May 2022
Afghanistan: Taliban orders women to stay home; cover up in public
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday in response to an announcement made by the Taliban de facto authorities saying that women should only leave their homes in cases of necessity and then, with their faces covered in public.
UN News, 7 May 2022
WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat
UN News, 6 May 2022
Ukraine war: UN signs framework to assist survivors of sexual violence
UN News, 3 May 2022
Migration rights groups call on countries to demilitarise their borders
Geneva Solutions, 28 April 2022
Global Assessment Report (GAR2022) by UNDRR
26 April 2022
Humanity’s broken risk perception is reversing global progress in a ‘spiral of self-destruction’, finds new UN report
UNDRR, 26 April 2022
UNHCR and partners call for urgent support for refugees from Ukraine and their hosts
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR News, 26 April 2022
‘This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains
UN News, 25 April 2022
UNHCR ‘firmly’ opposing UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal
UN News, 14 April 2022
UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
UN News, 14 April 2022
Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: WFP
UN News, 19 April 2022
What you need to know about our action in Ukraine
ICRC, 6 April 2022
Explainer: what can the Red Cross do and not do in Ukraine?
In English, Spanish, Chinese, French and Russian
Swissinfo, 6 April 2022
Guerre en Ukraine : 12 millions de personnes ont besoin d’aide humanitaire vitale
UN News, 10 March 2022
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement appeals for 250 million Swiss francs to assist people affected by Ukraine conflict
ICRC News, 1 March 2022
Ukraine Flash Appeal : Humanitarian Programme Cycle March – May 2022
OCHA Reliefweb, 1 March 2022
UN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
UNHCR Press Release, 1 March 2022
WTO Trade and Environmental Sustainability Initiative Starts Taking Shape
IISD, 17 February 2022
Britain to co-host Afghanistan aid summit with UN next month, hoping to raise $4.4 billion
Reuters, 15 February 2022
UN aid chief seeks more focused and inclusive humanitarian efforts
‘The world shouldn't be run by the North; OCHA shouldn't be run by someone like me.’
Interview of Martin Griffiths, The New Humanitarian, 28 January 2022
Toward a New Mandate for the UN Mission in Afghanistan
Crisis Group, 28 January 2022
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, Opening remarks at the launch of the 2022 Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan, Geneva, 11 January 2022
Reliefweb, 11 February 2022

More about Humanitarian Affairs and Refugees / En savoir plus sur les affaires humanitaires et les réfugiés

From the UN Library & Archives Geneva: Research Guides on Refugees

De la Bibliothèque & Archives de l'ONUG Genève : Guide de ressources sur les réfugiés

Media / Presse

The New Humanitarian
Formerly IRIN News
Independent journalism from the heart of conflicts and disasters.

Other resources / Autres sources

The International Council of Voluntary Agencies

UN Podcasts

UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva 29 March 2022
• Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO
• UN’s atomic watchdog chief in Ukraine to support nuclear power plants
• Dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva 17 March 2022
• #Ukraine crisis: interview with WFP’s Abeer Etefa (pictured) @UNDP
• #Yemen aid appeal: @antonioguterres @UNOCHA
• #HRC49 #Myanmar #Tatmadaw ‘war crimes’ alert: @mbachelet

Conference primer: Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Migration / Guide de conférences : aiffaires humanitaires, réfugiés et migration: Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Migration / Affaires humanitaires, réfugiés et migration

Highlights / Sous les projecteurs

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) 2022

9-13 May 2022: CICG, Geneva
2-6 & 16-20 May 2022: Online

Registration through the Events Programme

Other Humanitarian Affaires / Refugees Meetings

IOM - UN Migration / OIM - ONU Migration

UNHCR - the Refugee Agency / HCR - l'Agence de l'ONU pour les réfugiés

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

OCHA / BCAH

UN Network on Migration / Réseau des Nations Unies sur les migrations

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) / Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) / Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR)

UN, NGOs and Media reporting

More about Humanitarian Affairs and Refugees / En savoir plus sur les affaires humanitaires et les réfugiés

UN Podcasts

Twitter Timelines / Fils Twitter

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Conference primer: Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Migration / Guide de conférences : aiffaires humanitaires, réfugiés et migration: Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Migration / Affaires humanitaires, réfugiés et migration

Highlights / Sous les projecteurs

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) 2022

9-13 May 2022: CICG, Geneva 2-6 & 16-20 May 2022: Online

Registration through the Events Programme

Other Humanitarian Affaires / Refugees Meetings

IOM - UN Migration / OIM - ONU Migration

UNHCR - the Refugee Agency / HCR - l'Agence de l'ONU pour les réfugiés

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

OCHA / BCAH

UN Network on Migration / Réseau des Nations Unies sur les migrations

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) / Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) / Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR)

UN, NGOs and Media reporting

More about Humanitarian Affairs and Refugees / En savoir plus sur les affaires humanitaires et les réfugiés

UN Podcasts

Twitter Timelines / Fils Twitter

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9-13 May 2022: CICG, Geneva
2-6 & 16-20 May 2022: Online