Refugee plight discussed:

Karen AbuZayd, recently retired commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stevenson Center on Democracy about the plight and promise of refugees caught in the “Arab Spring”. AbuZayd oversaw education, health, social service and finance operations, as well as emergency and repatriation operations in Namibia, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Somalia and South Africa. The Stevenson Center is at 25200 N. St. Mary’s Road, Mettawa. Cost is $15. Register at www.stevensoncenterondemocracy.org or call (847) 816-7433.