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A Light of Hope for Refugees in Waiting

Foreign Correspondence Club of Thailand (FCCT) Clubhouse and Online

A Light of Hope for Refugees in Waiting

A Light of Hope for Refugees in Waiting

Panel Discussion, Foreign Correspondence Club of Thailand (FCCT) Clubhouse and Online - Thursday, 19 June from 15.00-17.00 (Bangkok Time) - How to get to FCCT: https://youtu.be/0zDIY7-t_SI

 

How do we navigate in the current context in Asia Pacific with sudden funding cuts and escalating negative narratives on refugees? We are facing a reality where the perspectives of those seeking safety and those who stand alongside them often diverge from the views and behaviours of those receiving them.

For World Refugee Day 2025, the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), Caritas, and the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific seek a flicker of understanding. We invite refugees, NGOs, the media, Bangkok’s diplomatic community and all who care to join us in exploring these difficult truths and perhaps, together, find some light.

We will confront the harsh impact of funding cuts on their lives and essential services across Asia. We will also address the damaging effects of disinformation and hate speech, and how these narratives inflict real harm, and we will identify practical solutions on how to improve the human rights situation for those who have been forcibly displaced.

We will also have an auction of vibrant paintings and digital art created by young refugees from across Asia. These are the top entries from a JRS-organized competition, and all the auction money will go directly to the talented young artists. We hope this will bring some real joy to their lives.

Please join us in the clubhouse or online to hear from and interact with:
  • Sahat Zia Hero, Rohingya photographer and journalist.
  • Keya Saha-Chaudhury, ICVA Asia Pacific.
  • Dr. Sharuna Verghis, Health Equity Initiatives (tba).
  • Kunanyaporn Jirasamataki, JRS Asia Pacific.
  • Aqwam Fiazmi Hanifan, Narasi TV.
  • Hafsar Tameesuddin, APRRN.
  • Asylum Access Thailand (tba).
  • H.E. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi, ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Thailand.
  • Moderator: Klaus Dik Nielsen, APRRN.


If you are unable to join either in person or online, the event will be livestreamed and put on FCCT’s webpage.

In-person and online. Please register here: https://bit.ly/RegisterWRD2025