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Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative Launch
December 16, 2016
The Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative seeks to increase refugee protection around the world. Launched in Ottawa in December 2016, the Initiative is led by the:
- Government of Canada
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Open Society Foundations
- Radcliffe Foundation
- University of Ottawa
There are some 1.2 million refugees around the world in critical need of resettlement. The Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative aims to build on Canada’s private sponsorship model to promote and support the development of new community-based sponsorship programs in other countries.
Professor Jennifer Bond was an expert speaker at the event.
