First Global Refugee Forum in Geneva brought together actors committed to finding shared solutions

17.12.2019

Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis has opened the Global Refugee Forum together with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. The purpose of the forum, which took place on 17 and 18 December at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, was to find shared solutions to meet the needs of refugees and their host communities.

Three men in front of a blue background- Global refugee forum — Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis accompagnied by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN High-Commissioner for refugees Filippo Grandi © FDFA

Opening Address by the Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis

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