The global weather enterprise creates high value weather and climate information that produce a wide range of social and economic benefits, including the protection of citizens and infrastructure from natural hazards. The creation of value derives from the global cooperation of many actors in the......
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Sierra Leone is prone to natural hazards such as floods, landslides, tropical storms, coastal erosion, and droughts that cause severe economic damage and loss of lives with disproportionate effects on the poorest and most vulnerable. Climate change and underlying socioeconomic factors, such as the increase......
ResourcesThe UN Secretary-General on Monday called on Asian and Pacific countries not to base their pandemic recovery strategies on “outdated and unsustainable economic models”, and to ensure that the world’s most populous region protects its environment and provides opportunities for all....
ResourcesThe European Commission marks a new chapter in EU cooperation on migration with third countries with the launch of its Talent Partnerships, which seek to combine mobility schemes for work or training with investments in third countries in related areas, such as vocational education and......
ResourcesThe COVID-19 pandemic is leading to “an even more unequal world”, the Deputy UN chief said on Thursday, speaking at the closing session of the Financing for Development (FfD) Forum, with many lower-income countries now seeing development gains reversed. ...
ResourcesThe first returns since March 2019 don’t augur well for bringing home many more of the 30,000 Iraqis from the notoriously dangerous facility....
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Bangkok – Today (3 June) at the 2021 United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the Operational Guidelines for Businesses on Remediation of Migrant Worker Grievances (hereafter, ‘the Guidelines’) which provide support to the private sector to develop voluntary......
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Goma – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano has forced more than 415,000 people, nearly half of whom are children, to leave Goma, according to thousands of individual assessments carried out by the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix. An estimated 86 per cent of the internally displaced, 114,000......
ResourcesThis webinar examines what roles diasporas could play in the development cooperation programs of countries of destination, as well as the potential challenges and opportunities for policy design....
ResourcesThis webinar examines what roles diasporas could play in the development cooperation programs of countries of destination, as well as the potential challenges and opportunities for policy design....
ResourcesThis blog first appeared on Flesh & Blood: The Blog of Mukesh Kapila and is re-posted here. You can access the original blog post here. Mukesh Kapila is Professor Emeritus of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester. The United Nations is not just another bureaucracy.......
ResourcesA new podcast exploring the emerging concept of humanitarian diplomacy has just launched. Hosted by Doctoral Researcher Salla Turunen (Chr. Michelsen Institute), this first episode explores the topic of humanitarian ethics with philosopher and Senior Researcher, Kristoffer Lidén (Peace Research Institute Oslo). This episode delves......
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An association run by former rugby professionals in the French wine-making region of Bordeaux is supporting the integration of refugees, through career training, work opportunities and regular sports sessions....
ResourcesIn Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region there’s deep concern for thousands of Eritrean refugees whose camps have been found burned to the ground, confirming satellite imagery and testimony from those who have fled attacks....
ResourcesColombia has the highest rate of recurrent disasters due to natural phenomenon in Latin America with more than 600 disasters per year. The heavy rainfall during the 2010-11 La Niña season caused generalized losses across Colombia. Losses to the transport infrastructure sector totaled approximately US1.7......
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