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A range of linked events will be on around Geneva in the lead-up to and during the Global Refugee Forum 2023. Many of the events will be open to the public, although please note a few will be invite-only private events.

More information coming soon: As we finalize plans for the Global Refugee Forum, linked events will be added to this page soon.
Rwanda. UNHCR High Profile Supporter Gugu Mbatha-Raw visits refugees
UNHCR High profile supporter Gugu Mbatha-Raw visited Rwanda with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. During her time there she visited Mahama Refugee Camp which hosts over 57,700 Burundian refugees. Gugu visited a MADE51 project which works with women’s co-operatives making baskets, bags and clothes to sell on the international market. It can take upto 5 days to make just one of these lovely hand crafted items.
© UNHCR/Jordi Matas

MADE51: UNHCR at the Christmas Markets 

  • Open to the public 
  • 📅 Date: 4-21 December
  • 🕖Time: From 6-8pm each day 
  • 🌍Location: Noël aux Bastions Christmas Market

Visit the UNHCR MADE51 stall at the Noël aux Bastions Christmas Market. A beautiful collection of artisanal home décor and accessories crafted by refugees will be available for purchase. 

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Blue square
© UNHCR

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  • Invite-only private event
  • 📅 Date: 12 December
  • 🕖Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
  • 🌍Location: Geneva 

Visit the UNHCR MADE51 stall at the Noël aux Bastions Christmas Market. A beautiful collection of artisanal home décor and accessories crafted by refugees will be available for purchase. 

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Switzerland. Mixed teams size each other up for indoor football tournament
Austrian female footbball team members with their medals. Refugees join local players, diplomats and UN staff in teams competing in an indoor football tournament as part of the Global Refugee Forum
© UNHCR/Mark Henley

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  • Public event 
  • 📅 Date: 4-21 December
  • 🕖Time: From 6-8pm each day 
  • 🌍Location: Noël aux Bastions Christmas Market

Visit the UNHCR MADE51 stall at the Noël aux Bastions Christmas Market. A beautiful collection of artisanal home décor and accessories crafted by refugees will be available for purchase. 

List your event with us

If you wish to run an event in Geneva in conjunction with the Global Refugee Forum 2023, please contact the GRF coordination team with a short description of your initiative.

 

More information coming soon: As we finalize plans for the Global Refugee Forum, more events and initiatives will be added to this page soon.

More information 

For more information on the Global Refugee Forum 2023 please visit the Forum webpage. 

Global Refugee Forum webpage