On Friday, 20 June from 11:30 to 13:00, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Government of the Philippines, and the Global Coalition on Migration (GCM) will co-organize a side event on Human Rights at International Borders. This side event will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, at Palais des Nations, Room XXV. The side event will explore the multidimensional issues of human rights at international borders, looking to human rights frameworks for solutions to the contemporary dilemmas of border governance. CHAIR: H.E. Ms Cecilia B. Rebong, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Philippines OPENING REMARKS:
- Bacre Ndiaye, Officer-in-Charge, Research & Rights to Development Division, OHCHR
PANELISTS:
- Janice Marshall, Deputy Director, Division of International Protection, UNHCR
- François Crépeau, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
- Prof. Walter Kaelin, Envoy of the Chairmanship of the Nansen Initiative
- Sue Le Mesurier, Head of Migration Unit, IFRC Geneva
- Catherine Tactaquin, Executive Director, National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (NNIRR)
Co-organized by:
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- Permanent Mission of the Philippines
- Global Coalition on Migration (GCM)