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…
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…
Tuesday 23 June 2020, Saint Lucia, Eastern Caribbean – Today, more than 120 border officials from eight Member States of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) successfully concluded an…
The United Nations Secretary-General established the High-Level Panel (HLP) on Internal Displacement on 23 October 2019 to bring international attention to the continued issue of internal displacement and to provide…
Madrid, Espagne, le 5 décembre 2019 – Au cœur de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP25), l’ambassadrice de France pour le climat, Brigitte Collet a remis…
Madrid, Spain, 5 December 2019 – Yesterday, in the heart of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP25), the French Ambassador for Climate, Brigitte Collet presented the 2019 Coalition…
Statement first published on the UN website on 3 December 2019. Photo © UNDP. Following his statement of 23 October announcing the establishment of a High Level-Panel on Internal Displacement,…
Artistic duo Lena Dobrowolska and Teo Ormond-Skeaping were awarded the COAL Prize on Thursday for their project You never know, one day you too may become a refugee during a…
This year, the Platform on Disaster Displacement has collaborated with the COAL Prize to amplify the voices of artists from all over the world on the theme ‘Climate, Disasters and…
The following statement was issued on 23 October 2019 by UN Secretary‑General António Guterres. Statement first published on the UN website. Photo © IOM/Amanda Nero. Today marks the tenth anniversary…
