The EU funded research project PROTECT studies the Compacts’ potential and how they impact global refugee protection and governance – and ultimately whether they have a positive impact on states’ ability and will to fulfil the objectives of the Refugee Convention.
At our fully-digital Midterm Conference on 26 - 27 August 2021 , we will share our initial findings with the world. Here, we will take stock of current challenges – and solutions – linked to global refugee protection. We will propose answers to the following questions:
Is the international refugee protection system an efficient tool to meet today's massive humanitarian challenges? If not, how can it be improved?
Are the Global Compact on Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees a new opportunity, or a hindrance, for advancing the right to international protection?
What about the European Commission's latest proposal on a New Migration and Asylum Pact and the current CEAS?
How are the EU, Canada, and South Africa facing protection challenges?
What kind of pressures are decision-makers encountering when making and implementing refugee and asylum policies?
Practicalities:
In order to avoid Zoom fatigue, we have pre-recorded many of the conference talks, available here . At the conference, you can catch short live presentations and interactive Q&A through Padlet . We have invited speakers representing both academia and the policy world.