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Disaster Displacement at the heart of the IGAD Regional Consultative Process on migration meeting in Nairobi
On 27-28 July 2017, the Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement participated in the 9th Regional Consultative Process on migration for the IGAD region (Intergovernmental Authority…
Reporting back – the Platform on Disaster Displacement and the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico
The Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) attended the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP17) on 22-26 May 2017 and organized a side event for addressing data and knowledge…
Panel urges all countries to improve data on why, where, when and how people move in the context of disasters
At the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Mexico where the international community reviews global progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR, representatives from governments,…
Global Compact on Migration and Disaster Displacement: Prof. Walter Kaelin, addresses Member States
The preparatory process for the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular Migration has started in May and is led by the Ambassadors of Mexico and Switzerland in New York. On…
Disaster Displacement at the 2017 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction
Cancún, Mexico 22-26 May 2017 – The Platform on Disaster Displacement is attending the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP17) and it is represented by a side event…
First Disaster Displacement Bi-National Workshop in Central America
When Hurricane Otto landed late last year in Central America, more than 150 Nicaraguans crossed the border into Costa Rica in need of food, shelter and medical assistance. Costa Rican…
