With political will, global community could solve refugee problem, says former UN official

Judge Margaret McKeown, chair of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative board and a judge on the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, speaks to Alex Aleinikoff, a former Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees at the United Nations, at the Rule of Law Initiative luncheon Monday at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. Photo from @abaesq.

ABA ROLI recently hosted a conversation about migration and refugees at our Rule of Law Luncheon, which is held in conjunction with the American Bar Association Annual Meeting. The ABA Journal covered the event, as our speaker, former UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees at the United Nations Alex Aleinikoff made the case that the refugee problem is manageable if world leaders have the political will.

Read more about this critical conversation and the rest of the luncheon at the ABA Journal.