Since 2018, the Committee on Forced Migration, an initiative of the Columbia Global Centers, has focused on providing an institution-wide space to advance discourse, both internal and public, on forced migration-related inquiries and engagement.
To address the multidimensional nature of the COVID-19 crisis, the Committee on Forced Migration will provide a year-long series leveraging Columbia’s expertise to investigate the impact of the crisis on vulnerable, displaced communities. As such, the Committee presents an online event series entitled “Forced Migration in a Post-Pandemic World,” which will look at the impact of this crisis on forced migration, both current and long-term (post-pandemic) effects, through a multidisciplinary set of themes.
Please join us on Thursday, October 1st at 10:00 am EST for our inaugural event, titled “Lawyering for Refugees during COVID-19” featuring:
- Terry McGovern,
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
- J.C. Salyer,
Barnard College
- Nisha Agarwal,
International Refugee Assistance Project
- Moderated by Ama Francis,
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University
- Special remarks from Dr. Safwan Masri,
Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development