55: A conversation with Dr Titilola Banjoko, Chair, Board of Trustees, IRC UK, on the refugee crisis

55: A conversation with Dr Titilola Banjoko, Chair, Board of Trustees, IRC UK, on the refugee crisis: Dr Titilola Banjoko Chair of the Board of Trustees UK, IRC was my first guest on The Elephant in the Room podcast. I invited her back to talk about the humanitarian crises facing the world, with a record number of 274 million people expected to be dependent on humanitarian aid in 2022. The 2022 IRC Watchlist - a public report that warns global leaders, policymakers and concerned citizens not just where crises are deepening but why they are deepening and what can be done about it The three C's: Conflict; Climate Change and COVID and its impact on the humanitarian crisis The void in global leadership on the refugee crisis UK's commitment on refugees The funding gap The importance of changing the negative perception on migrants and what they bring to society The refugee integration program, role of diaspora communities in supporting assimilation and her priorities for 2021

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