Consultations on Bulgaria’s Road to the Global Refugee Forum
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, Sofia Balkan Palace Hotel, 09:30 – 13:30 hours EET
AGENDA
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome and registration
Sofia Balkan Palace Hotel, 5, pl. „Sveta Nedelya“ Square, 1000 Sofia
10:00 – 10:10 Welcoming remarks
Seda Kuzucu, UNHCR Representative in Bulgaria
10:10 – 10:30 Remarks and stocktaking and learning from GRF 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
10:30 – 10:50 GRF and global multi-stakeholder engagement
Ana Carolina Pinto Dantas, UNHCR, team of Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
10:50 – 11:00 Inclusion in Action
Mohadese Mirzae, UNHCR supporter and refugee from Afghanistan
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45 GRF pledges, socio-economic inclusion
Susanne Klink, UNHCR Regional Bureau for Europe, Snr. Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer
11:45 – 12:05 Refugee participation & refugee led initiatives
Sara Alkaf and Olena Gritsyuk, National Assembly of Refugees in Bulgaria
12:05 – 12:15 Good practices from Plovdiv
Stefan Stoyanov, Deputy Mayor, Plovdiv municipality
12:15 – 12:25 Private sector engagement in the GRF
Gabriela Dimitrova, Director International Relations Dpt, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
12:25 – 12:35 Experience of American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad
Tsvetelina Angelova, Foundations and Institutional Support Manager, AUBG
12:35 – 12:45 Closing remarks
Seda Kuzucu, UNHCR Representative in Bulgaria
12:45 – 13:30 Lunch
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