{"id":30736,"date":"2023-12-14T04:47:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T04:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=30736"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:26:30","slug":"2023-global-refugee-forum-adra-aims-for-solutions-that-improve-the-plight-of-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/2023-global-refugee-forum-adra-aims-for-solutions-that-improve-the-plight-of-refugees","title":{"rendered":"2023 Global Refugee Forum: ADRA Aims for Solutions that Improve the Plight of Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Girl-with-food-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Girl-with-food-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Girl-with-food-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Girl-with-food-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Girl-with-food-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Girl-with-food-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Jennifer Stymiest<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>SILVER SPRING, MD (December 14, 2023)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF), taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, from December 13 to 15. The global event brings together governments, advocates, and international organizations representing refugees to address the challenges\u00a0and establish tangible actions, as well as solutions that will enhance the lives of refugees and host communities worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326463_7L0A7648_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30738 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326463_7L0A7648_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326463_7L0A7648_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326463_7L0A7648_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326463_7L0A7648_1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326463_7L0A7648_1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326561__DSC7686-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30739\" style=\"width:356px;height:237px\" width=\"356\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326561__DSC7686-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326561__DSC7686-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326561__DSC7686-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326561__DSC7686-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF1326561__DSC7686-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Global Refugee Forum 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Philippe Lazzarini, UNWRA Commissioner General, addresses the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva. \u00a9 UNHCR\/Will Swanson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to UNHCR, the UN refugee agency,&nbsp; nearly 90 million people around the world, have been displaced and forced to flee their homes, or nations to become refugees because of conflict, persecution, or natural disaster, and 41 percent are children under the age of 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/031553BF-277E-4BE9-BEBA-50B55297C8A9_1_201_a-1024x543.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/031553BF-277E-4BE9-BEBA-50B55297C8A9_1_201_a-1024x543.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/031553BF-277E-4BE9-BEBA-50B55297C8A9_1_201_a-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/031553BF-277E-4BE9-BEBA-50B55297C8A9_1_201_a-768x407.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/031553BF-277E-4BE9-BEBA-50B55297C8A9_1_201_a-1536x814.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/031553BF-277E-4BE9-BEBA-50B55297C8A9_1_201_a-2048x1086.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 GRF objectives to support the practical implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees include developing strategies to relieve pressures on host countries, expanding&nbsp;refugee self-reliance, increasing access to third-country solutions, and improving conditions in countries of origin so refugees can return safely and with dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:53% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/38ABD6A8-9FCB-400A-BD03-24C252007EAC_1_201_a-1-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30743 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/38ABD6A8-9FCB-400A-BD03-24C252007EAC_1_201_a-1-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/38ABD6A8-9FCB-400A-BD03-24C252007EAC_1_201_a-1-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/38ABD6A8-9FCB-400A-BD03-24C252007EAC_1_201_a-1-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/38ABD6A8-9FCB-400A-BD03-24C252007EAC_1_201_a-1-1536x691.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/38ABD6A8-9FCB-400A-BD03-24C252007EAC_1_201_a-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>\u201cMany people in an increasing number of countries worldwide see cross-border mobility as an effective mechanism for adapting to the different types of shocks being experienced today. The solution to the refugee challenge starts with me, with each of us. Everyone has a role to play in solving the refugee crisis,\u201d shares Akintayo Odeyemi, ADRA\u2019s director for the United Nations Liaison Office.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADRA\u2019s Role at GRF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ADRA has been actively serving and helping refugees for over 40 years by integrating health, education, livelihood projects, disaster preparedness, and recovery efforts. As a GRF expert in refugee humanitarian relief operations, ADRA is sharing experiences, best practices, and innovative approaches for dealing with refugee crises.&nbsp; Additionally, the non-profit agency is announcing a pledge to address statelessness in the Asia-Pacific region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PHOTO-2023-12-12-10-06-0685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30753 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PHOTO-2023-12-12-10-06-0685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PHOTO-2023-12-12-10-06-0685-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PHOTO-2023-12-12-10-06-0685-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The global humanitarian agency is also participating in GRF Education Alliance meetings and hosting an exhibit on ADRA\u2019s performance in education during emergencies. The display highlights ADRA\u2019s achievements in advocacy and development projects that help refugee children stay in school during natural disasters, conflicts, and other emergencies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/South-SudanD-1987-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/South-SudanD-1987-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/South-SudanD-1987-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/South-SudanD-1987-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/South-SudanD-1987-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/South-SudanD-1987-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADRA\u2019s GRF History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the 2019 GRF, the non-profit announced its global campaign <em><a href=\"https:\/\/inschool.adra.org\/\">Chaque enfant. partout. \u00c0 l'\u00e9cole.<\/a><\/em>, in partnership with the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, to address the systems and barriers that prevent children from education. According to UN reports, refugee children are five times more likely to be out of school than non-refugee students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Thailand-Statelessness-School-Girl-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Thailand-Statelessness-School-Girl-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Thailand-Statelessness-School-Girl-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Thailand-Statelessness-School-Girl-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Thailand-Statelessness-School-Girl-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Thailand-Statelessness-School-Girl-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:48%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/B7C226CA-FBA3-4E7C-BF42-D7B625335DD4_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/B7C226CA-FBA3-4E7C-BF42-D7B625335DD4_1_201_a.jpeg 1005w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/B7C226CA-FBA3-4E7C-BF42-D7B625335DD4_1_201_a-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/B7C226CA-FBA3-4E7C-BF42-D7B625335DD4_1_201_a-768x429.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>&#8220;Through our <a href=\"https:\/\/inschool.adra.org\/\"><em>Chaque enfant. partout. \u00c0 l'\u00e9cole<\/em>.<\/a> campaign, we were able to collect over 1.3 million signatures from community leaders, educators, and decision-makers worldwide who are committed to providing education to children in vulnerable communities, especially kids on the move and displaced,&nbsp;regardless of race, age, nationality, religion, or origin,\u201d says Imad Madanat, ADRA&#8217;s vice president for humanitarian affairs and network standards. This initiative also led to increased government education funding and improved policies, as well as created&nbsp;new research and partnerships, expanded education training, and improved&nbsp;community education programs. ADRA is dedicated to working together with GRF partners to discover transformative solutions for refugees and host communities.&#8221;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:52%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5AC46DA4-B236-4FDF-A9D0-3D66852BEB09_1_201_a-1024x729.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5AC46DA4-B236-4FDF-A9D0-3D66852BEB09_1_201_a-1024x729.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5AC46DA4-B236-4FDF-A9D0-3D66852BEB09_1_201_a-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5AC46DA4-B236-4FDF-A9D0-3D66852BEB09_1_201_a-768x547.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5AC46DA4-B236-4FDF-A9D0-3D66852BEB09_1_201_a-1536x1093.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5AC46DA4-B236-4FDF-A9D0-3D66852BEB09_1_201_a.jpeg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day-5-03020-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day-5-03020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day-5-03020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day-5-03020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day-5-03020-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Day-5-03020-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The global humanitarian organization also&nbsp;offered measures such as child safety procedures, psychological support, and academic help for internally displaced (IDP) and refugee children during the 2019 event. ADRA carried out these projects in Peru, Mali, Thailand, Syria, and Sudan, and committed over a million dollars to life-saving interventions in several South American nations to assist Venezuelan migrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Mother-and-baby-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Mother-and-baby-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Mother-and-baby-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Mother-and-baby-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Mother-and-baby-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Refugee-Photo-Venezuela-Mother-and-baby-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADRA\u2019s Global Support Appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ADRA plans to broaden its GRF partnership base for refugee care to continue executing initiatives that improve integration into host communities. ADRA also relies on donor contributions to provide the resources necessary for refugee and displaced families and individual people to have fulfilling lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/angels\/\">ADRA.org\/angels&nbsp;<\/a>this holiday season and become an ADRA Angel. Support ADRA\u2019s global humanitarian efforts that&nbsp;benefit those who are cast out from their homes and homelands.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF), taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, from December 13 to 15.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[785,780,624,609,786,860,871,11,782,977,812,797,798],"tags":[996,6,1136,1069,355,383],"class_list":["post-30736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-asia","category-featured-newsroom","category-food-assistance","category-global","category-mali","category-peru","category-press-release","category-south-america","category-sudan","category-syria","category-thailand","category-venezuela","tag-advocacy","tag-disaster-relief","tag-every-child-everywhere-in-school","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-refugees","tag-united-nations-un"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30736"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45542,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30736\/revisions\/45542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}