BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260805T211202EDT-4991c5Tv4a@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260806T011202Z DESCRIPTION:An Oppenheimer Chair Brown Bag Lunch Seminar with\nLouis-Philli ppe Jannard (in French).\nAbstract\nCentral America is the scene of severa l migratory movements that\ncombine asylum seekers and economic migrants. Some are fleeing the\nviolence in Colombia and gang activity in Honduras\, Guatemala and\nEl Salvador. Others are headed North\, seeking their fortu ne\,\nsometimes alone\, sometimes with the help of traffickers. Some are\n migrating in search of work\, either legally or illegally.\n\nThe State of Costa Rica\, despite its limited resources\, attempts to\nanswer the many questions posed by these mixed migrations: how to\nensure the welcome and integration of refugees? How to help victims\nof human trafficking? How t o handle migrants who are in difficult\nsituations and have arrived illega ly?\n\nThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  works\nclosely w ith the Costa Rican government in finding answers for\nsituations where ri gid legal categories offer little help.\nAbout the speaker.\nLouis-Philipp e holds both a bachelor degree in International\nStudies (B. Sc. 2006) and a master’s degree in International Law\n(LL.M. 2009) from Université de M ontréal. He is deeply interested\nin international law\, as well as in hum an rights and migration law.\nHis master’s thesis analyzes the impacts of North American policies\nto fight human trafficking on victims.\nHe succes sively acted as research assistant and coordinator of\nthe Hans & Tamar Op penheimer Chair in Public International Law\,\nfrom July 2009 to September 2010. During this period\, he published\nseveral articles and participate d in numerous conferences.\nIn 2010-2011\, he worked as an assistant legal officer for the\nUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) o ffice in\nCosta Rica. He was in charge of providing legal counsels to\nasy lum-seekers and refugees\, representing the UNHCR within\ngovernmental ins titutions fighting human trafficking\, giving\ntrainings on international refugee law\, as well as monitoring the\ndetention conditions of irregular migrants.\n DTSTART:20111012T163000Z DTEND:20111012T173000Z LOCATION:Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel SUMMARY:La gestion des flux migratoires mixtes au Costa Rica URL:/channels/event/la-gestion-des-flux-migratoires-mi xtes-au-costa-rica-186946 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR