Article written by IOM and published in IOM’s Environmental Migration Portal Newsletter Costa Rica and Panama have developed joint Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) concerning disaster displacement over their common border.…
Press release in Spanish distributed to national media by the Costa Rican National Emergency Commission (Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias, CNE on 21 August 2017…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
