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The UK's role in international protection in light of global displacement

About the speaker

Vicky Tennant is the UNHCR Representative to the United Kingdom, based in London. Educated at the ºÚÁÏÍø and Queen’s University, Belfast, she is a member of the English Bar.  She has served with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since 2000, in a range of positions at its Geneva headquarters and in field operations, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Myanmar. Prior to returning to the UK, she was in Syria, serving as Deputy Representative from September 2020 to June 2022. At UNHCR headquarters, she worked in a range of policy, evaluation, and emergency-related positions, and served as Special Assistant to the High Commissioner. 

Key information

The lecture starts at 5.00pm.

• Welcome by Professor Onyeka Osuji, Dean and Professor of Law at Essex Law School, ºÚÁÏÍø.
• Introduction by Professor Geoff Gilbert, Sérgio Vieira de Mello Professor of International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, Essex Law School & Human Rights Centre at the ºÚÁÏÍø.

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How to register

This event is open to the students, staff and the general public.
Please book your free place on . 

Photography/ Filming

Please be aware that photography and filming will take place during the event. The resulting images and footage may be used by the ºÚÁÏÍø and Essex Law School for promotional and marketing purposes.