Rachel O'ConnorRachel O'Connor

Rachel O'Connor is the national migration programmes manager for New Zealand Red Cross and has 10 years experience in refugee resettlement. She also coordinates Red Cross’ Pathways to Employment for former refugees to gain work and Refugee Trauma Recovery which provides health services for those who have experienced torture or trauma.

Now that we’ve raised the refugee quota, it’s time for us to act on it

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This week, the newly-formed Government confirmed its policy is to double the country’s refugee quota. Red Cross migration programmes manager Rachel O’Connor says the priority now is ensuring its swift implementation. Two years ago, a single photo haunted the world’s consciousness and galvanised the global community into taking action to address the largest humanitarian crisis … Read more