Towards the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review: Turning pledges into impact
Side event of the 76th session of the Executive Committee
Ahead of the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review in December 2025, this side event reflected on key findings from the Global Refugee Forum stocktaking process, showcasing both achievements and remaining gaps in the pledge implementation. Through combining impact stories and data-driven insights, the session highlighted how the Global Refugee Forum pledge implementation is being advanced and how the Global Compact on Refugees is contributing to effective and efficient responses.
- Moderated by: Ms. Jasmine Simperingham, Program Director, PILnet
- Keynote Speaker: H.E. Mr. Hilary Onek, Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Uganda
- Speakers:
- Mr. Robert Abisoghomonyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia
- H.E. Ms. Clare Monica Walsh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office at Geneva
- H.E. Mr. Carlos Márcio Bicalho Cozendey, Secretary of Multilateral Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
- H.E. Mrs. Claudia Fuentes Julio, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations Office at Geneva
