Emergency Response Workshop on Refugee Protection

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | April 2014

InterWorks facilitated an Emergency Response Workshop on Refugee Protection in Tehran, Iran from 20-24 April 2014. The event was co-sponsored by the UNHCR Branch Office in Tehran and the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (BAFIA) of the Islamic Republic of Iran to focus on the primary protection issues and technical sectors involved in a refugee emergency response. Read more

Situational Emergency Training (SET)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Dec 2012

InterWorks conducted a Situational Emergency Training (SET) workshop from 11-13 December 2012 in Gammarth, Tunisia. Following the Tunisia experience with the Libyan Refugee Influx in 2011, UNHCR, in consultation with the Tunisian Government, identified a need for the national authorities and other emergency organizations to have a better grasp on international standards for assistance and protection in emergencies. Read more