Research Associate, the Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jacqueline Lopour spent 10 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, specializing in South Asia and the Middle East. She is currently a research associate with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), an independent, nonpartisan think tank focused on international governance. Her most recent publication, “Spotlight on Yemen’s Forgotten War and Humanitarian Disaster: Preventing the Next Syrian Refugee Crisis” can be accessed here.
How do we create a system that treats refugees with dignity and better distributes the responsibility? As world leaders meet to discuss the global refugee crisis, these five factors should guide their thinking.
From the international nature of the conflict to its emerging refugee crisis, this is why the world needs to pay more attention to what is happening in the country.