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Five years after Sendai, Paris and the endorsement of the Protection Agenda
Virtual Conference – 4 February 2021 Five years after Sendai, Paris and the endorsement of the Protection Agenda – what has been achieved, what has been overlooked, and what needs…
Pacific governments call for urgent action on disaster displacement in light of the climate crisis
UN Press Release 11 February 2021 Suva/Geneva – Climate change is not a “doomsday proposition” but a living existential threat to humanity, Pacific government officials have warned. The stark warning…
Fiji assumes Chairmanship of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
Geneva, Switzerland, 4 February 2021 – The Government of Fiji chaired the first Steering Group meeting since assuming Chairmanship of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) on 1 January 2021.…
IOM and UNHCR call for improved safeguards for the displaced on the frontlines of climate emergency
Joint IOM / UNHCR Press Release Geneva – IOM, the International Organization for Migration, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), are calling on states to strengthen the protection and assistance of people…
Webinar | Legal Response to Cross-Border ‘Environmental’ Mobility
How can law respond to situations when people move across an international border in the context of disasters, climate change and environmental degradation? During this webinar, leading scholars and experts…
Central America – First Regional Pilot of the eLearning Tool on the ‘Words into Action’ Guidelines on Disaster Displacement
Central America, 25-29 January 2021 – This week, government representatives from all seven member countries of the Central American Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters (CEPREDENAC) took part…
