Ezekiel Simperingham

Background

About Ezekiel Simperingham

Ezekiel Simperingham is the Global Manager Migration and Displacement for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Ezekiel manages the migration and displacement unit of the IFRC, and leads the global work of the IFRC on migration and displacement, including strategy, emergencies and operations, community programmes, advocacy and diplomacy, accountability and knowledge sharing across the network of 192 National Societies. Ezekiel is an international lawyer with more than 20 years of experience providing legal and policy advice on human rights, rule of law, migration, forced displacement (refugee and IDP) and housing, land and property (HLP) rights. Ezekiel has extensive experience working in conflict and disaster affected countries across the globe. Ezekiel has provided advice to Governments, International Financial Institutions, UN agencies, International NGOs and civil society.Ezekiel previously worked for the IFRC as Asia Pacific Migration and Displacement Coordinator; IFRC Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Advisor in the Typhoon Haiyan Response in the Philippines; Displacement Solutions in Bangkok and London; the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in Bangkok; the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Sri Lanka; the International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) in New York; the Refugee Status Appeals Authority (RSAA) in New Zealand and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Australia. Ezekiel has a Masters of Laws (LLM) degree from the New York University School of Law and holds Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with honours and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Ezekiel has authored a number of publications on refugee law, climate change induced displacement, international criminal justice and HLP rights.