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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…
Achim Steiner, Envoy of the PDD Chair, at the 2017 World Economic Forum, Davos
Davos, Switzerland 17-20 January – World Economic Forum, Global Situation Space, Refugee Crisis: The Big Picture From conflict refugees to disaster displaced persons, participants embarked on a visual exploration that…
The Platform on Disaster Displacement and the Global Forum on Migration and Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh 8-12 December – PDD attended the Global Forum on Migration and Development 2016, both the Civil Society Days and the Government Days, and participated by engaging in Roundtable 3.1 and…
IOM Council Item 13: Panel Discussion on Opportunities for Policy Development to Address Climate Migration and Cross-Border Disaster-Displacement
Disasters, climate change and their impact on human mobility at the IOM Council 2016 Disasters, climate change and their impact on human mobility have been highlighted at various occasions during…