Refugees and Migrants: Ideas and Best Practices Between Development Cooperation and the Need for Security

Summary

While the international community is at work to develop a Global Compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration, the international debate is becoming increasingly polarized between those who are open to welcoming migrants and refugees and the ones who are afraid of new influxes and demand reinforced security measures.

Within this context, with the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, the Program on Extremism and the AVSI Foundation (Italy) jointly sponsored an event on September 19, 2017 for the occasion of the forthcoming 72nd United Nations General Assembly to share ideas and experiences, and to highlight best practices of partnership among different entities from the civil society, the private sector, the government systems at the local and national level. 

Panelists included:

• Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Italy
• Khemaies Jhinaoui, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Tunisia
• Lorenzo Vidino, Director of Program on Extremism at The George Washington University
• Ibrahim Yacouba, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Niger
• Henry Oryem Okello, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for Uganda
• Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Lebanon
• Amina Mohamed, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Kenya
• Elena Riva, President & Co-Owner Panino Giusto
• Giampaolo Silvestri, Secretary General for the AVSI Foundation