International Refugee Day is an annual event launched by the United Nations to highlight the plight of millions of refugees worldwide who are forced to flee their homes.
It is organized in partnership with the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR) and other NGOs, focusing on the legal, political and humanitarian aspects of the plight of Palestinian refugees.
Five MPs, who visit Palestine regularly, sometimes as members of PRC delegation to the region, were amongst the panelists. Joining them was an UNRWA representative and members of the refugee community.
Full Panel:
• Sir Gerald Kaufmann MP
• Andy Slaughter MP
• Jeremy Corbyn MP
• Ian Murray MP
• Andrew Love MP
• Ardi Imseis, Field Legal Officer with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Mohammed Al Hamid (Chair of PRC board of Trustees)
• Dr. Tariq Tahboob (Association of Palestinian Doctors in Europe)
See photos taken here.
