As the 20th of June is World Refugee Day, we had Dr. Marieke Jasperse,  Senior Advisor Trafficking in Persons, Immigration New Zealand and Kodrean Eashae,  Host of Voice of Aroha, Wellington Access Radio come on. Our guests gave us an insight into the lived experiences of refugees in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world, the misconceptions which are prevalent in discussions around migrant resettlement and things which the New Zealand government is doing right and where all there is need for a lot of improvement.

To learn more about World Refugee Day:
https://www.unhcr.org/world-refugee-day.html

Marieke's Research: The crisis of representation in the refugee resettlement sector in New Zealand

Contacts:
Dr. Marieke Jasperse :  linkedin profile

Kodrean Eashae: kodrean.eashae@vuw.ac.nz

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