UN envoy, author Hosseini to present report on refugees at June 20 Newsmaker

Khaled Hosseini, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) goodwill envoy and best-selling author, will present the 2011 Global Report on Refugee Trends during a National Press Club Newsmaker beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 20 in the club's Zenger Room.

Hosseini will discuss large-scale trends, the urgent need for greater international assistance, the impact of long-term displacement on host communities, recent solutions for the Afghan refugee and displacement situation, and trends in industrialized countries such as the United States.