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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Malawi: Devastating Floods Kill Dozens, Displace 170,000 in Malawi
Rome — Heavy floods in southern Malawi have killed at least 79 people, forced more than 170,000 from their homes and cost about 160,000 people their livelihoods, a UN agency said on Wednesday. A state
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Madagascar seeks international aid after tropical storm kills 68
Madagascar's government appealed for international aid on Wednesday after a tropical storm earlier this month devastated large swathes of the Indian Ocean island, causing damage worth around $40 million.
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Malawi Says Almost 64,000 Hectares of Farmland Submerged
Almost 63,531 hectares of farmland in Malawi have been submerged and about 120,000 farmers across the southern African nation have been affected by floods. The country has lost food production of more
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Malawi: Floods Displace 12500 Families in Mulanje
Floods in Mulanje have displaced 12,582 farm families, destroying houses, washing away crops and livestock and some people have lost their lives. The flooding of major rivers like Thuchira, Likhubula,
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Over 18,000 Nigerians displaced internationally —NEMA
Following the activities of the Boko Haram sect in some parts of the North-East, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that over 18, 000 Nigerians are displaced in some neighbouring
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10 People Killed, Thousands Displaced, in Mozambique Floods
MAPUTO, Mozambique — Heavy flooding in Mozambique has killed 10 people and displaced nearly 20,000 more, the government disaster management office said Wednesday. Seven people died trying to cross the
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Malawi: Floods Displace Over 200 Households in Chikwawa
Over 200 households in some parts of Chikwawa district have been displaced by floods due to heavy rains on January 2, 2015. According to a report released by the Chikwawa District Commissioner's Office,
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Ordinance on Land Act brings Oppn. together
The National Democratic Alliance’s latest Ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act could turn out to be a unifying factor for the Opposition to take on the government. A day after the Union Cabinet
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250 conflicts over land acquisition recorded in 2013 and 2014
Most conflicts arise from government takeover of land, often on behalf of private investors: Report More than 250 conflicts have arisen over land acquisition cases between 2013 and 2014 in 165 of India's
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The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/Land_acq14.jpg" style="width: 270px; height: 195px; float: left; margin: 14px;" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/RFCTLARR%20Act%20%28Amendment%29%20Ordinance,%202014.pdf"