Press Conference: The Humanitarian Crises that will Shape 2018
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2018-01-23

In 2017, the flow of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar took the world by surprise, but in fact, it was largely predictable. This press conference will provide an outlook on the humanitarian crises that will shape the agenda in 2018, which looks likely to be even more dramatic than 2017.

With Heba Aly, Director IRIN

Speakers:
- Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva; Member of the Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum.
- Sara Pantuliano, Managing Director, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom.


Moderator;
- Georg Schmitt, Head of Corporate Affairs, World Economic Forum.


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