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How to Stay Optimistic in an Age of Crisis

Talk from IRC President and CEO David Milliband

How to Stay Optimistic in an Age of Crisis

DATE & TIME

2023-10-11

6:00-7:30PM

LOCATION

The Haven at First and Market, 112 W Market St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

There is a growing sense that global risks are reaching an unprecedented scale—fifty-four civil wars or conflicts going on around the world, over 100 million people displaced, 258 million facing acute food insecurity or worse, and a growing climate crisis.

International Rescue Committee President David Miliband discusses humanitarian action today and how to find hope in our current moment of crisis. Milliband outlines a solutions-driven, action-oriented approach to propel the humanitarian sector forward.

This event is free. Advanced registration is required: https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/how-stay-optimistic-age-crisis

This event is co-sponsored by the International Rescue Committee, the Humanitarian Collaborative at the University of Virginia, and UVA Global.

Photo credit: IRC

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