Address by Mr. L. Craig Johnstone, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, 'The Climate Change Future is Now', April 29, 2008
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The State of The World's Refugees 2000: Fifty Years of Humanitarian Action - Chapter 11: The changing dynamics of displacement
1 Jan 2000 ... So too, have international responses to the problem of forced displacement. UNHCR’s early development took place in the tense climate of the Cold War, when the organization focused on refugees in ...... -
Climate change and displacement
15 Oct 2019 ... Hawali’s story is only one illustration of how the world’s displaced are on the front line of climate change. Of the 20.4 million refugees under UNHCR’s mandate at the end of 2018, a third were ...... -
Climate Change / Forced Displacement - a dangerous crossing
30 Nov 2020 ... The effects of climate change are increasing hardship on people who are already among the world's most vulnerable, including refugees. UNHCR's Special Advisor on Climate Action Andrew Harper speaks ...... -
Lubbers calls on governments to overcome fear towards refugees and deal with root causes of displacement
12 Dec 2001 ... He said governments and UNHCR should work together to create a positive climate for refugees and asylum seekers and build what he called "a culture of respect." The Convention "is fundamentally about ...... -
UNHCR Global Appeal 2011 (update) - Republic of the Congo
1 Dec 2010 ... National elections were conducted successfully in 2009, and the Government’s efforts to consolidate peace and reinforce democracy have helped to create a climate of good governance. £ Refugees and ...... -
Whose responsibility? Accountability for refugee protection and solutions in a whole-of-society approach
12 Dec 2017 ... ... UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNFPA ...... -
Summary record A/AC.96/SR/753
24 Mar 2023 ... ... policies. 10. As climate change was a driver of displacement, organizations like UNHCR should collaborate with States in determining how international obligations were applicable to climate refugees. ...... -
UNHCR Global Appeal 2009 (update) - Middle East regional overview
1 Dec 2008 ... Some of the pressure has been allayed by the generous support of the international community, which has had a positive impact on the overall protection climate for Iraqi refugees in the Middle East. ...... -
Non Paper: Comments and Proposed Revisions to the Negotiating Text Prepared by the Chair of the UNFCCC Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action
5 Jun 2009 ... hazards and/or other effects of climate change cannot be described as “climate ... not meet the definition of ‘refugees’ in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. ......