UNHCR official to speak on Afghanistan - 9 Feb

STAR would like to flag an upcoming event of interest to our members. Peter Kessler, Senior External Affairs Officer of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), will speak at LSE in at 7pm in room D302 on Thursday, 9 February. This LSE-SU UN Society event is free and open to all. We'll see you there!

>See the UNHCR's Return to Afghanistan webpage here.

Mr Kessler's extensive experience includes missions to Afghanistan. His speech directly follows the London Conference on Afghanistan, where the Afghanistan Compact was launched. The Compact provides a framework for cooperation between the Government of Afghanistan, the United Nations and the international community for the next five years.

PHOTO CREDIT:
A returnee and his son rebuild their home, destroyed by the Taliban, in the village of Istalif on the Shomali Plain.
©UNHCR/N. Behri