Ready and Able? Refugees and More: Challenges for Global Governance in Turbulent Times

Monday, October 26, 2015 5:30 PM EDT (UTC–04:00)
Public Event: Global Policy Forum
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The CIGI Global Policy Forum is an exclusive, invitation-only series of talks offering authoritative analysis on policy-relevant issues affecting Canada and its place in the world. Launched in 2012 by The Centre for International Governance Innovation, and held at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, the CIGI Global Policy Forum offers audience members access to a wide range of distinguished speakers: policy experts and influencers shaping the world’s debates and discussions on global economic, security, development and environmental issues.

Speaker: Nigel Fisher, Former UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis
Introduction by: Maureen O'Neil, O.C., CIGI Board of Directors

Event Speakers

Nigel Fisher, former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, was the UN’s Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, until August 2014, where he led efforts to develop a multi-stakeholder regional strategy in response to the Syria Crisis.

Maureen O’Neil is the former president of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement.