The (Inter)national Seminar—“Rethinking the International Refugee Regime 75 Years Later from the Perspective of the Global South”—will be structured around three interconnected sets of activities. The first set will take place within the framework of the 17th National Seminar of the Sérgio Vieira de Mello Chairs (CSVM). A second set of activities will be held as part of the Spring School of the International Research Network on Refugees and Local Engagement (LERRN). And a third set, linking the previous two, will be held as part of the (Inter)national Seminar organized jointly by the CSVM and LERRN.
Rethinking the International Order
Various critical analyses of the international refugee regime 75 years after its creation, focusing in particular on different situations and issues in and originating from Latin America.
Challenges of the Contemporary World
The discussions aim to rethink the system in light of various (inter)national conflicts and geopolitical shifts, including rising inequality, crises in multilateralism, the rise of the far right, climate change, and various environmental crises
South-South Mobility
The reality of contemporary refuge is undeniably a reality of the Global South. This event aims to shift the focus of analysis in order to rethink the international system based on the experiences, responses, and contradictions of the South.
Schedule
UERJ
DAY 1: Monday , September 14, 2026
Night
UERJ Opening Session
Location: To be determined
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Daniel Pinha, Vice Dean of Student Affairs and Support
Érica Sarmiento, CSVM UERJ/Organizing Committee
Silvia Sander, UNHCR Brazil
Panel 1: Rethinking the International Refugee Regime in/from Brazil
Location: To be determined
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Facilitators: Érica Sarmiento, CSVM UERJ
; Maria Guevara, R-SEAT and LERRN
; Patricia Grazziotin, CSVM UPF and GAIN
; Silvia Sander, UNHCR
; Tatyana Scheila Friedrich, CSVM UFPR
DAY 2: Tuesday , September 15, 2026
Night
Panel 2: Rethinking the International Refugee Regime in and from the Global South
Location: To be determined
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Moderators: Anna Karina Brenner, CSVM UERJ
Sr. Rosita Milesi, IMDH and 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Global Laureate
Maha Shuayb, Center for Lebanese Studies and LERRN
Gilberto Rodrigues, CSVM UFABC
Abdullahi Mire, RYEH and 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Global Laureate (TBC)
PUC-Rio
DAY 3: Wednesday , September 16, 2026
Morning
PUC-Rio Opening Session
Location: Pastoral Auditorium,
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Prof. Jackeline Farbiarz, Vice-Rector for Extension and Pedagogical Strategy at PUC-Rio
Ariane Paiva, CSVM Network Steering Committee/CSVM PUC-Rio/Organizing Committee
PUC-Rio Opening Remarks
Location: Pastoral Auditorium,
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Davide Torzilli
UNHCR Representative in Brazil
Panel 3: Rethinking the International Refugee Regime in Light of Continuities and Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Location: Pastoral Auditorium,
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Facilitators: Ariane Paiva, CSVM PUC-Rio
; Stéphanie López, LERRN
; Maria Villarreal, UFRRJ
; João Jarochinski, CSVM UFRR, GAIN, and LERRN
; Gabrielle Apollon, Hemispheric Network and LERRN
DAY 4: Thursday , September 17, 2026
Morning
Panel 4: Rethinking the International Refugee Regime with Refugee, Displaced, and Migrant Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean
Location: Pastoral Auditorium,
Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Moderator: Beto Yamato, CSVM PUC-Rio, LERRN, GAIN, and the Climate Crisis and Human Displacement Network
Ana Valle, UNAM and the Association of Nicaraguans in Mexico
Bob Montnard, Mawon and the Climate Crisis and Human Displacement Network
Anne Milceus Bruneau, Climate Crisis and Human Displacement Network
Clefaude Estimable, Translator and Intercultural Mediator
Lublanc Prieto, Fundación Refugiados Unidos
Rockmillys Palomo, Irmandade Sem Fronteiras
William Clavijo, Venezuela Global
Kanhanga do Carmo, Casa dos Imigrantes e Refugiados and Climate Crisis and
Human Displacement Network
DAY 5: Friday , September 18, 2026
Morning
Panel 4: Rethinking the Future of the International Refugee Regime
Location: Pastoral Auditorium,
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Moderators: Florian Hoffmann, CSVM PUC-Rio and Mobile
; Carol Moulin, CSVM UFMG
; Thomas Gammeltof-Hansen, MOBILE
; James Milner, LERRN, GAIN, and De Mello Chair
; Liliana Jubilut, GAIN, LERRN, and CSVM UniSantos
Closing Remarks
Location: Pastoral Auditorium,
Time: 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Florian Hoffmann, CSVM PUC-Rio/Organizing Committee
