“We see that strategic calculations are much more important [to politicians] than the protection of human life,” lamented John Prendergast, Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member and Co-Founder of The Sentry, at the ‘Forced Displacement & Refugees’ session as panelists shared their experience with addressing the issue and pondered possible solutions to the crisis. The discussion was held on May 9, 2024, during the Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum in Los Angeles, California.

Other speakers included Dana Graber Ladek, Chief of Mission at IOM Mexico, IOM – UN Migration; Ahilan Arulanantham, UCLA Law Professor from Practice and Co-Director of the UCLA Law Center for Immigration Law & Policy; and Rez Gardi, Founder of Empower and Co-Managing Director of Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table. The discussion was moderated by Nasra Ismail, US Enterprise Executive Director of Alight.