Communities, cities, and countries have improved their understanding of disaster risk since 2005 when the Hyogo Framework for Action was adopted. Over time, the agenda in many countries has shifted from a need to raise awareness for why planning, preparedness, and risk reduction matters, to......
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Climate change has hit the world’s oceans hard, UN weather experts said on Monday, in a call for lifesaving monitoring and early warning services that were interrupted by COVID-19 to be ramped up again, to protect shipping and coastal communities at risk. ...
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The UN is marking World Water Day on Monday with a global conversation on how people value the lifegiving resource in different parts of the world, according to local needs....
ResourcesThreats to aid; suspended operations: How the military coup has worsened conflict and hit local aid workers in Myanmar’s northern borderlands....
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ResourcesThe army and its Russian allies have recaptured towns from rebel forces. But at what cost?...
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Joint Press Release UNHCR/IOM Madrid/Geneva – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), are warning today of the continued increase of refugee and migrant deaths at sea after the latest reports of at least 17 people dying in the North......
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Dublin – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) today finalized a new partnership to provide free courses for journalists and students to encourage accurate reporting on migration and balance narratives that fuel the stigmatization and discrimination that......
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....
ResourcesPopular discussions usually frame climate change-induced migration negatively, often as a strategy of last resort. But migrating abroad can also be an effective way to build resilience against the impacts of climate change. This episode discusses how migration can bring social, economic, and other benefits......
ResourcesWe are pleased to introduce our new Coordinator, Emily Hume, who took over the role from Andrea Silkoset in February this year. We would like to thank Andrea for all her hard work as Coordinator over the past two years. Originally from Australia, Emily has a......
ResourcesWritten by Robert U. Nagel, Ragnhild Nordås, Gudrun Østby, Siri Camilla Aas Rustad and Andreas Forø Tollefsen (PRIO)....
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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UN agencies have begun preparing individuals and families at the Matamoros informal camp, near the United States-Mexico border, for entry into the US, following the termination of a policy that forced asylum seekers to wait for immigration hearings in Mexico. ...
ResourcesIndependent UN human rights experts castigated Malaysia on Wednesday over its decision to deport more than1,000 detained migrants back to crisis-ridden Myanmar – despite a court order to suspend their return, pending a judicial review. ...
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