City Haven: People on the Move/Harboring the Displaced

On Thursday 18 February 2016, the World Humanitarian Summit is hosting a panel discussion on the urban nature of displacement. You can join online.

Organized in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the UN and UN-Habitat, and with the support of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the discussion will focus on concrete actions to support towns and cities in managing humanitarian crisis in an urban setting.

Panel members include:

•    Mr. David Miliband, President International Rescue Committee (IRC);
•    Dr. Aisa Kacyira, Assistant-Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director UN Habitat;
•    Mr. Daniel Zarrilli, Senior Director for Climate Policy and Programs, Office of the Mayor of New York City. 

The panel will be moderated by Ms. Miriam Elder, Foreign Editor of Buzzfeed.

If you are in NYC you can attend the event. For free tickets please visit here.

You can also watch  a live stream taking place from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm (NYC time)  at: webtv.un.org.

Participate in the conversation online with the following hashtags:  #ShareHumanity, #ThinkUrban, #CityHaven and
follow Twitter accounts for live-tweeting: @WHSummit @UNHABITAT @UKUN_NewYork @UNHABITAT_NY

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