Human Rights and Global Governance: The Sergio Vieira de Mello Academic Chair Initiative on The Local Integration of Refugees

This article examines the relationship between global governance and the protection of human rights and the rights of refugees, in a scenario of increased global flow of forced migration. The study was based on bibliographic research, focusing on the Sergio Vieira de Mello Academic Chairs as an example of good governance actions. It was concluded that the shared responsibility and expanded participation are fundamental to the effectiveness of public policies for the protection and integration of refugees, being the academy an important space for knowledge production, dissemination of knowledge, information and inclusion of refugees in the local community.