Abid Shamdeen Meets UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva

Last week in Geneva, Nadia's Initiative co-founder Abid Shamdeen held a series of meetings, including with Barham Salih, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Abid spoke with the High Commissioner about the Yazidis who remain displaced more than a decade after the genocide, and the importance of moving beyond temporary measures toward sustainable, long-term solutions.

He also shared Nadia's Initiative's survivor-led approach and our work to support long-term recovery in Sinjar — and discussed how lessons from that model could help inform support for displaced communities around the world.