Rai Friedman

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Rai Friedman is the Founder and CEO of the NGO Global Rights Defenders, which advocates for refugee and human rights worldwide. She is also a policy and migration consultant, and welcomes new ventures, collaborations or partnerships. She is a multilingual individual with demonstrated professional experiences in the international development sector as it relates to policy & advocacy, research, migration and human rights. She has worked in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and North America. Currently she is in Kenya implementing a research project with Global Rights Defenders focused on barriers to socio-economic inclusion for refugees.

Rai Friedman

Dec 14 2023

Now is the time to legally recognize climate refugees

Illuminem Voices

Minorities · Diversity & Inclusion

Climate refugees cannot be disputed, nor excluded from the conversation surrounding climate change. As an international community, we must put pressure on climate actors to include climate refugees within global forums that focus on climate change to foster innovative and durable solutions

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Migration governance is the key to sustainability

Rai Friedman

Oct 26 2023

Migration governance is the key to sustainability

Environmental Rights

Migration can play a critical role in economic growth and development. Evidence purports that migration will have positive impacts on both the economy of the host country as well as the individual's country of origin

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Rai Friedman

Oct 26 2023