ArtsAction Group goes to Washington, DC

A member of ArtsAction Group attended the Aspen Institute's  "Policies for the Growing Refugee Crisis in the Levant" in Washington DC this week. According to UNHCR, the number of Syrian refugees has surpassed 2 million, with Lebanon receiving the lion’s share, followed by Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq.  Government and UN officials and experts on forced migration and humanitarian relief discussed the context and implications of the growing Syrian refugee crisis. Speakers included: 

• David Miliband, president and CEO, International Rescue Committee
  
• Dr. Najib Ghadbian, special representative to the United States for the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces
• Amb. Namik Tan, ambassador of Turkey to the US
• Amb. Alia Hatoug Bouran, ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the US
• Dr. Nabeel Khoury, senior fellow on the Middle East and national security, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (Impact on Lebanon)
• David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times
• Anne Richard, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration
• Mark Silverman, deputy head of Washington delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross
• Steve Inskeep, host of "Morning Edition," NPR

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