Question: From 17-18 December 2019; the first ever Global Refugee Forum was held in-
(a) New York
(b) New Delhi
(c) Geneva
(d) Paris
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- From 17-18 December 2019; the first ever Global Refugee Forum was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
- It was hosted by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) along with Government of Switzerland.
- At GRF the international community displayed and exchange good practices at national, regional or global levels.
Aims or the objectives of the Global Refugee Forum 2019:
- This forum has been launched to give impetus to efforts to achieve compact’s objectives and translate international solidarity into concrete action.
- Six Thematic Areas focus under this forum:
1) Arrangements for burden and responsibility-sharing,
2) Solutions,
3) Energy and Infrastructure,
4) Protection Capacity,
5) Jobs and Livelihoods
6) Education
- It has been expected that GRF could be able to make more states and other actors joining the response to refugee situation as donors, hosts and partners.
- GRF convened at the ministerial level and participants here gathered to address current refugee situation.
- It was a high-level gathering of states and other stakeholders including UN member states.
- Private businesses, nonprofits and nongovernmental organisations (including Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)) also participated in the GRF.
- High-level delegations from co-host Switzerland and from co-convening countries Germany, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Turkey etc. as well as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to attended the forum.
Four objectives of GCR:
1) Share responsibilities more equitably
2) Enhance refugee self-reliance
3) Expand access to third-country solutions (i.e., permanent resettlement or other opportunities such as scholarships or work permits)
4) Support conditions in countries of origin for safe, voluntary, dignified repatriation