Welcome to the Refugee Council
Conference: Working together to protect refugees
23 March 2011, London
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Welcome and Introduction by the
Chair
Daoud Zaaroura, Chief Executive Officer, North of
England Refugee Service (NERS)
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Churches Together Network
Shari Brown, Project Coordinator, Restore
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Nile Africa
David Nidwunyu, Chief Executive, Nile Africa
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Brighton Voices in Exile
Mary-Jane Burkett, Director, Brighton Voices in Exile
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Refugee & Migrant Forum of East
London
Rita Chadha, Chief Executive Officer, RAMFEL
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Gateway Protection Programme
Rachael Hardiman, Operations Manager -
Ressetlement, Refugee Council
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Panel Discussion
• Bini Araia, Trustee, Regional Forum North East
• Yvonne Cass, Vice Chair, Refugee Council
• Arten Llazari, Chief Executive, Refugee & Migrant
Centre
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Keynote Speech
Roland Schilling, UNHCR Representative to the United
Kingdom
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Group Discussions
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Panel Discussion
• Roland Schilling, UNHCR Representative to the UK
• Mike Kaye, Advocacy Manager, Still Human Still Here
• Donna Covey, Chief Executive, Refugee Council
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Closing Comments
Daoud Zaaroura, Chief Executive Officer, North of
England Refugee Service
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