Today is World Refugee Day around the globe. This annual commemoration is marked by a variety of events in more than 100 countries, involving government officials, humanitarian aid workers, celebrities, civilians and the forcibly displaced themselves. It is a big opportunity for such UN Agencies like the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and individual organizations [...]
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(Reuters AlertNet) June 16, 2010 – KOKRAJHAR, India – Swdwmsri Narzary, 19, a nimble weaver, rests her fingers on her loom and gets a faraway look when asked to recall her last few years of struggle dealing with the pressures of climate change. Orphaned at an early age, Swdwmsri lived with her elder brother and [...] Here is a quick update for those of you that are following the UNFCCC Climate Change Talks. The twelfth session of the AWG-KP and tenth session of the AWG-LCA took place from June 1-11 in Bonn. The meeting brought together representatives from 182 countries was attended by over 4,500 participants, including government delegates, representatives from [...] (International Organization for Migration) May 28, 2010 – Bangladesh - A year after Cyclone Aila, the last major cyclone to hit southwest Bangladesh, IOM and the BRAC Development Institute (BDI) have organized the country’s first policy dialogue on Environment, Climate Change and Migration. The meeting, which was attended by government policy makers, representatives of civil [...] Here are a two links to new publications and an event thanks to reader submissions. The World Bank and the Agence Française de Développement, in partnership with the United Nations University EHS and the International Organisation for Migration are putting on the First Workshop on Climate Induced Migration in the Middle East and North Africa. [...] “Hot Cities” is a powerful and informative documentary series that was aired last fall on BBC World News TV. This is an excellent eight-part series about the present effects of climate change on cities around the world. Three of the episodes center around the issue of human mobility as a result of climate change at [...] |
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