Safeguarding Refugees 2023
Online Conference 23 February 2023, 9:00am - 2:45pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Dr Ian Paterson, University of Glasgow
9:40am
Keynote Address: Providing a Safe and Stable Foundation for Refugees in Their Host Country
- Ensuring refugees have an income and finding them housing beyond government provided accommodation
- Helping refugees with support and services where the government is unable to
- Providing crisis support and help to secure accommodation and ensuring other basic needs are met
- Giving refugees training to improve their English and other vocational skills or build on existing qualifications
Renae Mann, Executive Director of Services, Refugee Council and Ellen Tansey, Safeguarding Practice & Policy Manager, Refugee Council
10:00am
Keynote Address: Innovation, NHS and Refugees
Dr Waheed Arian, Doctor and Founder, Arian Teleheal
10:20am
Keynote Address: Understanding the Current Situation Surrounding Refugees within the UK
Steve Valdez-Symmonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme Director, Amnesty International
10:40am
Question And Answer Session
11:00am
Break and Networking
11:30am
Case Study: Understanding the Impact of Displacement on Child Refugees
Dr Selam Kidane, University of West London
11:50am
Case Study: Identifying the Impact of Being a Refugee as a Child
- The impact of refugee journey in children during their migration journey to a safe country and post migration challenges.
- Lived experience of arriving in the UK as a refugee child
- Trauma informed care for these children and the importance of partnership of multidisciplinary approach to support these children.
Blerta Ilazi, Safeguarding Lead, Page Hall Medical Centre
12:10pm
Question And Answer Session
12:40pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Case Study: Understanding UK and European Union’s Responsibility Concerning Migrant Crossings
This session will cover:
- Obligation to rescue at sea
- Non-Refoulment and access to protection
- Legal Pathways to Protection
Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci, Director of Teaching and Training, BIICL
2:10pm
Case Study: Safeguarding Refugees at HIAS
Chelsea Sommer, Director of Safeguarding, HIAS
2:30pm
Question And Answer Session
2:50pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
*programme subject to change without notice