Ethics Centre IQ2 DebatesSeason 1 Episode 3 - The Refugee Convention Is Out Of Date

With the number of displaced people now the highest it’s ever been at 60 million, it’s a good time to ask, is the UN Refugee Convention still working? Some say the Convention is too narrow, unfairly excluding those fleeing war, general violence, poverty, lack of opportunity and natural disasters. Others say it’s too broad, designed for an entirely different time when global populations were vastly smaller and the world’s problems different. Is it time to overhaul or tear up the Refugee Convention? Anna Boucher, Greg Sheridan and Lord Fusitu’a debate with Erika Feller, Jane McAdam, Paris Aristotle (host: Simon Longstaff).

Ethics Centre IQ2 Debates was broadcast on SBS ONE at Monday 27 August 2018, 14:00.