International work

In June 2025, Jose Tombe, member of the New Zealand Refugee Advisory Panel (NZRAP), joined the New Zealand government delegation to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to be part of Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways...

In May 2024, Paula Santacruz represented the NZRAP at the Global Solutions Summit (GSS 2024) in Berlin, Germany. This prestigious event brought together experts and leaders from around the world to discuss pressing global issues. As an inaugural member of NZRAP,...

In February 2024, members of the NZRAP attended the Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) in both Sydney and Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland in different capacities including Rabia Talal Almbaid and Julia Sheikh in their capacity as the (global) Refugee Advisory Group...

The Global Refugee Forum (GRF) 2023, held in Geneva from 13-15 December 2023, focused on the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), including the realisation of its main objectives to ease pressures on refugee-hosting states, to empower refugees...

This event was held from 26-28 June in Geneva, Switzerland and was attended by the NZRAP in different capacities. Julia Sheikh and Rabia Talal Albaid participated as members of the Refugee Advisory Group (RAG) – a global refugee advisory group. Ayan Said...

The NZRAP’s Canadian counterparts at the Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada) invited the NZRAP to participate in their inaugural webinar, “Meaningful Refugee Participation: Taking Stock and Charting the Way Forward.” This event took place on World...

In February 2023, Julia Sheikh attended the ATCR Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) in Cork, Ireland. This event was held from 28 February – 2 March and was hosted by this year’s ATCR host, the Government of the Republic of Ireland. The event included...