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United Nations WORLD REFUGEE DAY NEWSLETTER #10, June 20, 2021.
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, and ECOLOGY
(Newsletter #1 June 20, 2008; #2 Dec. 4, 2011; #3 June 20, 2012; #4, June 20, 2014; #5, June 20, 2015; #6 June 20, 2017; #7, June 20, 2018; #8, June 20, 2019; #9, June 20, 2021).
UN World Refugee Day is held every year on June 20, a special day when the world takes time to recognize the desperate needs and the resilience of forcibly displaced people, and to plan ways to help them.
A time too to celebrate the UN for its idealism, compassion, and practical work.
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UNHCR: UN World Refugee Day 2021
UUSC Supports Refugees
UN Wire on Global Displacement
UN: Drought in North and South America
Book: Giles Slade, American Exodus
Audubon: Climate Action Guide: Is Your Town Ready?
Border Walls
Sheridan, “Immigrant Day of Resilience”
TEXTS
Google Search Results, Sunday, 6-20-21
World Refugee Day 2021: Five Facts You Need To Know About Refugees
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's message on World Refugee Day - 20 June 2021
World Refugee Day 2021: Significance, history and theme
https://www.unhcr.org › world-refugee-day
2021 World Refugee Day theme: Together we heal, learn and shine. Access to health care and medical support saves lives.
World Refugee Day | United Nations - the United Nations
https://www.un.org › observances › refugee-day
Together we can achieve anything ... World Refugee Day 2021 focuses on the power of inclusion. The shared experience of COVID-19 has showed us that we only ...
Event: World Refugee Day 2021 | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD
https://sdg.iisd.org › events › world-refugee-day-2021
2 hours ago — The year 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The UN General Assembly therefore decided that 20 ...
World Refugee Day | About ALA - American Library Association
https://www.ala.org › aboutala › world-refugee-day
13 hours ago — On June 20, 2021, the world will observe the United Nations' (UN) World Refugee Day. This event honors the courage, strength and determination of women, ...
WORLD REFUGEE DAY - June 20, 2021 | National Today
https://nationaltoday.com › world-refugee-day
World Refugee Day – June 20, 2021 ... Each June 20, the globe comes together to honor World Refugee Day. The United Nations General Assembly launched the ...
World Refugee Day June 20 2021 | International Rescue ...
https://www.rescue.org › courage
Every World Refugee Day, we celebrate the contributions of refugees around the world. This year, we are proud to honor the courage of refugee artists who use ...
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_Refugee_Day
6 hours ago — World Refugee Day is an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations. It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around ...
Observed by: World Wide
Related to: Refugee Week
Date: 20th June
Significance: Awareness day for Refugees; Anti ...
Videos
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UN Chamber Music Society Concert in Celebration of World ...
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World Refugee Day 2021: Significance, history and theme ...
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World Refugee Day 2021: Significance, history and theme ... World Refugee Day is observed every year on June 20 to respect and honour the ...
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UNDRR sounds alarm over rising drought risk
Drought has affected more people globally in the last 40 years than any other natural disaster, and drought-related disasters are becoming increasingly severe and more frequent as climate change accelerates, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction reports. "Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic and there is no vaccine to cure it," warns UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction Mami Mizutori.
Full Story: DAWN Media Group (Pakistan)/Reuters (6/18), Voice of America (6/17)
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UNCCD Desertification & Drought Day Special Issue
This book is almost a decade old, but its truths then persist today. American Exodus: Climate Change and the Coming Flight for Survival by Giles Slade. 2013.
The Editors. Why Towns Should Prepare for the Climate Displaced.. Climate change is already causing people to relocate. As more hometowns become inhospitable, yours might be able to help. AUDUBON (Fall 2019).
Birds Tell Us to Act on Climate
Pledge to stand with Audubon to call on elected officials to listen to science and work towards climate solutions.
This article is part of a special series from our fall 2019 climate issue on how you can level up your actions against climate change. Visit the full Climate Action Guide here. Coastal populations are on the front lines of climate change. According to Mathew Hauer, a demographer at Florida State University, 13 million Americans could be displaced by sea-level rise and natural disasters by 2100. About half will be Floridians (and a quarter Miamians). Louisiana, California, and the Carolinas will also be hard hit. But those facing floods, fires, and drought in the country’s interior might also need to abandon their homes, Hauer says. Abroad, the World Bank has estimated that 143 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia could be forced from their own countries by 2050. Surely a significant number will set out for the United States.
Is Your Town Ready?
Here are some questions your community should or might be asking itself. And, conveniently, the answers.
Q: Should we expect to receive climate migrants? People tend to move to familiar places nearby where they have friends or family, and where they’re going to be in a good economic situation. So if you’re in midsize, coast-adjacent, job-rich cities like Orlando, Atlanta, or Austin, you’ll probably see an influx first.
Q: Is there one main thing to focus on? Yes, affordable housing, since many of the people forced to move won’t be wealthy (those with money will have more options). Right now the United States is generally struggling to build affordable housing, so if you’re ready to advocate, that’s a good place to concentrate your efforts.
Q: What else can my town do to prepare? Climate migrants will require services of all kinds. Schools need to be ready to welcome new students. City social services need to be ready to provide counseling. If there’s a local nonprofit experienced with refugees, get involved. If not, start one yourself.
Q: What will climate migrants mean for my town?
A: In a positive way. Since at least the Great Recession, towns around the country have been looking for ways to jump-start their economies. Here’s a chance to welcome vibrant new communities to your town—people who can fill jobs, pay taxes, open restaurants and make art. And at the same time, you’ll be helping them out. Forward-thinking towns around the country see this as an opportunity.
Climate Migrants or Climate Refugees?
While the media sometimes refers to “climate refugees,” in international law that’s not a legal term. Refugee status—which accords certain protections—is reserved for those who fear persecution in their home countries. However, in December, UN member nations adopted the Global Compact on Migration. Written to promote safe and orderly migration in an age of incredible human movement, it notably recognizes climate as a cause. It’s not refugee-level protection, but it’s a start.
BORDER WALLS
The climate-migration-industrial complex. Mronline.org (1-18-20).
Thirty years ago there were fifteen border walls around the world. Now there are seventy walls and over one billion national and international migrants. International migrants alone may even double in the next forty years due to global warming. Source
UNA/USA
70.8 MILLION
Back to the wall. Mronline.org (10-16-19) The same American myths that drove frontier expansion now support closing the borders. |
The first ever Immigrant Day of Resilience
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CONTENTS UN WORLD REFUGEE DAY JUNE 20, 2020
https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2020/06/omni-un-world-refugee-day-june-20-2020.html
SCOTUS DACA Victory
UNHCR Issues Dire Warning
History of US Immigration
Film about Middle East
Jesus as Refugee
Google Search, UN Refugee Day 2020
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