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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Thousands Left Homeless, Prey to Diseases, After Sierra Leone Mudslide
Thousands of people in Sierra Leone left homeless by a mudslide which killed at least 270 people urgently need food, shelter and healthcare, aid agencies said on Tuesday, as they raced to prevent outbreaks
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Oxfam: 700,000 at Risk of Starvation in Ethiopia
Food insecurity in the Somali region of Ethiopia has worsened, putting 700,000 people on the verge of starvation, according to Oxfam International. The humanitarian organization says that about 8.5
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Flood fury: 25 villages to be relocated to higher ground
AHMEDABAD: The state government announced in the assembly that some 25 villages in low-lying areas of Banaskantha will be shifted to higher ground, as these villages were ravaged by the recent floods.
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Rising rivers flood homes in southern Venezuela
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - Rising rivers have flooded homes in southern Venezuela, affecting more than 15,000 people and forcing some 500 to leave their homes, according to civil protection officials.
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India’s new coastal law threatens Mumbai’s ancient fishing villages
Changes to India's Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules this year have lifted the ban on land reclamation for commercial purposes, will allow tourism in ecologically sensitive coastal areas and permit construction
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Severe drought displaces over 766,000 in Somalia
MOGADISHU Somalia (Xinhua) -- The number of people who have been displaced by the severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia has risen to 766,467 since November 2016, the UN said on Tuesday. The
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Nigeria: Famine Looms in North-East Nigeria As Food Crisis Worsens
"We are hungry". This is currently the commonest expression in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Amongst the displaced are women and children from Bama, a severely conflict- affected town and hard to
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UN says severe drought displaces over 766,000 in
The number of people who have been displaced by the severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia has risen to 766,467 since November 2016, the UN said on Tuesday. The UN Office for Coordination
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Somalia: Drought, Conflict Displace 800,000- IOM
Somalia is suffering from a renewed displacement crisis as people flee drought and conflict, particularly in the country’s southern region. Gerard Waite, chief of mission for the International Organization
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Over 15,000 people relocated in Gujarat
State continues to be on high alert as the meteorological department has forecast more rains After Saurashtra, its now the turn of the North Gujarat region to bear the brunt of incessant rainfall. Heavy