Logistics and practical information
Logistics and practical information
Date and location
- 13-15 December, with an advance day for linked events on 12 December
- Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland
The Global Refugee Forum 2023 will take place from 13 to 15 December at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, with linked events held in other locations from 12 December onwards. View the programme for more information on sessions and times.
Palexpo
Venue map
The venue map with room locations will be published once available. Please check back here soon.
Download and print documents
Registration and participation
The Forum is an in-person event convened for all United Nations Member States together with relevant stakeholders. All invited participants, including those with a UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) ID badge, must register online through the Indico link provided by UNHCR to invited participants.
Participation is by invitation only, however, a livestream of the plenary sessions will be available for those who wish to follow the event online.
Visas
Participants are encouraged to consult the State Secretariat for Migration page for information related to who requires a visa to enter Switzerland, the application process, and pre-departure formalities.
Security details
Security arrangements will be in place and attendees should allow time to pass through security each morning.
All participants must register online through the Indico link provided by UNHCR to invited participants. Upon verification of their invitation status, participants will be accredited and receive an electronic event badge (e-badge) containing a QR code. Participants must present their e-badge on their mobile device at the entrance to Palexpo. Alternatively, a printed copy of the QR code may be used.
On Wednesday 13 December, access to the plenary will be restricted to those with a plenary badge. However, access will be open to all registered participants on 14 and 15 December.
![The report found progress on key objectives including enhancing refugee self-reliance and easing pressure on host countries.](/sites/default/files/RF1291876.jpg "Ahmad Abdala came to Kakuma in 2019 from Sudan. "i was a farmer back in Sudan. I am happy that I can still do farming here in Kakuma and sell my vegetables to take care of my daily needs. If I could get a shop to sell my vegetables to sell more vegetables it would really boost my business because I would have more customers."He sells his vegetables that he gets from Choro farm in the market to both refugees and Kenyans.Ahmed is in Journalism school and aspires to become a reporter once he is done with school to shed light on refugee issues")
![A woman stands in front of a wall decorated with flowers.](/sites/default/files/RF1288375.jpg "Portugal. Sediqa Danish Nawrozi, a 29-year-old Afghan refugee, at her work place. Sediqa works as an intercultural mediator, helping fellow Afghans living in , a small city in rural eastern Portugal. Sediqa is part of a unique project called “Fundão Medeia,” which created by the city council to provide a much-needed link between newly arrived residents and local authorities. The team of intercultural mediators help new residents hailing from Brazil, African countries, South Asia, Afghanistan and beyond navigate their daily lives and access education and health care, as well as jobs. Sediqa had years of experience working in NGOs devoted to gender equality and human rights back home in Afghanistan before she was forced to flee after the Taliban takeover in 2021. She now works with fellow Afghans settling in the eastern Portuguese city of Fundão, as an intercultural mediator with "Fundão MEDEIA," an innovative integration project that receives financing from the European Union.")
