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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New Wellington fault line could produce 7.1 quake
A newly discovered active fault line along Wellington's harbour could result in a large quake for the city, scientists say. The Aotea Fault so far measured 2km long and ran from Oriental Parade to Westpac
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Nicaragua canal will wreak havoc on forests and displace people, NGO warns
Shipping firms should pressure the Nicaraguan government and the Chinese backer of a proposed canal to ensure that the project does not force indigenous people off their land and inflict massive environmental
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Toll 55; Purno, Salseng visit flood-hit areas
SHILLONG:The death toll in the recent flash floods and landslides in the state has risen to 55 with the recovery of three more bodies, even as the flood waters are slowly receding in some areas, official
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World Bank accuses itself of failing to protect Kenya forest dwellers
A leaked copy of a World Bank investigation seen by the Guardian has accused the bank of failing to protect the rights of one of Kenya’s last groups of forest people, who are being evicted from their ancestral
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Indigenous communities and how ESG issues are impacting them around the world
Irresponsible business practices can have a disproportionate impact on indigenous communities, many of which continue to suffer from political and economic marginalization. This report highlights some
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Displaced by disasters
From typhoon Haiyan to cyclone Phailin, various natural disasters forced almost 22 million people out of their homes across the world in 2013. Find out which countries and regions witnessed maximum displacement
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In north Kashmir, floods displace 2.55 lakh
At least 150 villages with a population of nearly 2.55 lakh people have been hit hard by floods in Bandipore, Baramulla and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir. While three persons have died in Kupwara,
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Floods, storms and quakes uproot 22 million in 2013, numbers to rise
The majority were in Asia, where 19 million were displaced by floods, storms and earthquakes, according to the report from the International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee
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Global estimates 2014: people displaced by disasters
IDMC’s latest Global Estimates report shows that 22 million people were displaced in 2013 by disasters brought on by natural hazard events. As in previous years, the worst affected region is Asia, where
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Displacement continues to haunt West Pakistan refugees in Jammu
Flood-hit families with mud houses near the Tawi fear they will be denied compensation Displacement continues to haunt octogenarian Beero Devi who, along with her family, has now taken shelter in a