December 16 – 18, 2019
The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund attended the first Global Refugee Forum held in UN Headquarters in Geneva in December 2019. The Fund was represented by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education CEO, Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar. The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund was a co-sponsor for education. Dr. Ben Jaafar presented on a number of high level panels discussing financing education commitments in the global compact on refugees, high level dialogue on education, the power of technical and vocational education as well as the engagement of the private sector.