Episode Introduction 

In this episode, Barri Shorey from International Rescue Committee, discusses not only the current challenges refugees face around the world, but the often overlooked long-term economic impacts of how the COVID-19 pandemic affects refugees differently with IKEA Foundation Chief Executive Officer, Per Heggenes. The question we will discuss will be: What’s life like for a refugee caught in the global COVID pandemic – now, and in the future?  

Guests Bio  

Barri Shorey is the Senior Director of the Economic Recovery and Development Unit of the International Rescue Committee, which works to ensure that people whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict or disaster have their most basic survival needs met and have the assets and income to prosper. She manages a team of 30 people supporting quality implementation, research and evidence building, and strategy development of the IRC’s global cash and livelihoods programming. 

Twitter handle: @BarriShorey
 
Mentioned in this episode 

To get questions that have been asked during this session 

https://ikeafoundation.org/ask-an-expert-with-barri-shorey/ 

To know more about International Rescue Committee (IRC) partnership with IKEA Foundation:  

https://ikeafoundation.org/story/world-refugee-day-2020/ 

To know more about International Rescue Committee (IRC) call to action: 
https://www.rescue.org/article/refugees-and-their-new-communities-thriving-together 

Show credits 

Host: Altaf Makhiawala 

Executive Producer: Truus Huisman 

Researcher: Blanche van de Stolpe 

An Andy Clark Media Production for the IKEA Foundation 

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Learn more about IKEA Foundation: www.ikeafoundation.org  

Programming Note:  

This conversation was recorded as part of the Ask An Expert series livestreamed online on June 11, 2020. This is an edited and produced version of the conversation for this podcast.  

YouTube link to the original video conversation.