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International and Defence Policy Speaker Series with Dr. Katherine Rossy

This IDP seminar will examine the role of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA, 1943-47) in providing emergency humanitarian aid to displaced persons and refugees in the aftermath of the Second World War. It will trace the evolution of humanitarian policy and explore how early international relief efforts paved the way for modern human rights, culminating in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The talk will also consider the contemporary relevance of these developments, focusing on how past humanitarian efforts continue to shape current policies and practices toward refugees and asylum seekers in Canada and the United States.