World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Displacement
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Over 200 families in Kishtwar to be hit by Kiru, Kwar hydel projects
121 families to get fully displaced; no provision of alternative site for the affected Two upcoming mega hydel projects — 624 MW Kiru hydroelectric project and 540 MW Kwar hydroelectric project — over
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Calamities displace 23L every year
India ranks the highest among the world's most disaster-prone countries for displacement of residents, with 23 lakh, on average, uprooted due to calamities such as floods, cyclones and earthquakes.
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Angola: Rain Makes 140 Families Homeless in Quixicongo
Uíge — At least 140 families of Quixicongo neighborhood in the outskirts of Uíge city were made homeless by the last windy rain that hit the region on last Sunday. According to the Quixicongo's chieftain,
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The dam and the post-truth
The Sardar Sarovar dam exemplifies unjust and unsustainable development. (Editorial)
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Thousands left homeless after Niger flooding
Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless in Niger after months of severe flooding. Residents in the capital, Niamey, have criticised the authorities, saying that rebuilding efforts in flood-stricken
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Heavy rains leave over 200 families homeless in eastern Rwanda
KIGALI Rwanda (Xinhua) -- Heavy downpour that hit Ngoma district in eastern Rwanda on Monday has left 221 families homeless, Rwanda’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs said late Wednesday.
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Uganda: Heavy Rains Displace 120,000 People- Report
Kampala — About 12,000 people in over 20 districts have been displaced by landslides, storms and floods following the second season rainfall in Uganda, according to the September Early Warning Bulletin
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Orphaned by the mudslide in Sierra Leone's Freetown
Freetown, Sierra Leone - In the blue hour of dawn, brothers Isaac and Idris picked their way back home along the mud and stone track from morning prayers at their local mosque. The rain was heavy and there
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Sudan: Floods Displace Dozens of Families in Singa, Sennar
Singa / El Dindir / El Mafaza — Extreme weather in Sennar forced approximately 80 families from Singa out of their flooded homes since Friday. Rivers continue to flood in villages near rivers in Sennar
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Fourteen people have died of cholera in Nigeria
LAGOS – Fourteen people have died of cholera in northeast Nigeria, with most of the victims living in a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram violence, the health ministry said Saturday. "Up to September