United Nations WORLD REFUGEE DAY NEWSLETTER #10, June 20, 2021.

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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).

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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.

CONTENTS

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

UNHCR

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's message on World Refugee Day - 20 June 2021

World Refugee Day 2021: Significance, history and theme

UNHCR - World Refugee Day

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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

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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

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

World Refugee Day - Wikipedia

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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 ...

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Date: 20th June

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UUSC

Today Is World Refugee Day June 20, 2021

In search of safety and freedom, refugees face obstacles to rebuilding their lives in new surroundings after leaving home behind. UUSC has built a network of grassroots organizations around the globe who are working with families in migration to obtain asylum and assist with resettlement. Together, we are weaving systems of protection for refugees and other displaced people — today and every day. Your support ensures continued access to the necessary services to build a better future for themselves and their families. Here are a few ways our partners are making a difference in people’s lives.

In Mexico

UUSC partner Scalabrinianas Misión con Migrantes y Refugiados (SMR) welcomes people in migration to its shelter and responds to their immediate needs. In addition to a place to stay, clothing, and food, SMR provides legal assistance and job placement for those navigating their way through the difficulties of the asylum process.

In Burma (Myanmar)

The recent military coup is an extension of the relentless campaign by the Tatmadaw against ethnic and religious minority groups, like the Rohingya, who have faced persecution for decades. Following widespread violence and massacres in 2017, many Rohingya people fled the country while others were forcibly displaced to the Thailand-Burma border. Beyond food and shelter in neighboring refugee camps, UUSC's work focuses on education, social development, and Rohingya-led advocacy abroad.

In the United States

Immigration rights activists are building strong coalitions to help families escape the criminalization of their movement. UUSC contributes to this effort by directing our support to the Communities Not Cages campaign.

Through grant funding, mobilization of our members, and partnering with UU congregations, we aim to stop immigration detention and provide community-based alternatives. The coalition's goal is to shut down ten unjust and abusive detention facilities during the Biden administration's first year.

We know success is possible, because we've seen it happen recently: two facilities located in the counties of Bristol, MA, and Irwin, GA, have already ended their contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for holding families while their asylum claims are being processed.

Thank you for all you do to assist UUSC’s vital work to provide lifelines of support for refugees throughout the world.

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Report: Global displacement hit record high in 2020

The number of people forcibly driven from their homes by violence, war or human rights violations climbed 4% in 2020 to hit a record high of 82.4 million -- and nearly one million children were born as refugees between 2018 and 2020, a report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees states. "We are now in excess of one percent of humanity being forcibly displaced," says UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, noting that the number of displaced people has doubled over the last decade.

Full Story: Voice of America (6/18), The Independent (Bangladesh)/United News of Bangladesh (6/18)

mronline.org (4-19-20)

The parched West is heading into a global warming-fueled megadrought that could last for centuries.

Warmer temperatures and shifting storm tracks are drying up vast stretches of land in North and South America. | more…

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 Reductionreports. "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.

Climate Action Guide

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).

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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.

Source

The first ever Immigrant Day of Resilience

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to me 5-4-21

Dick,

Last month, we celebrated the inaugural Immigrant Day of Resilience to honor the families who have been impacted by detention, deportation, police brutality, and COVID-19.

Back in April 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions signed into law the family separation policy that devastated immigrant communities for years. So this year, we reclaimed the month with a day of collective healing and transformation.

Immigrant youth from United We Dream joined allies and elected officials in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the first Day of Resilience to introduce a ceremonial resolution formalizing the day of celebration and unveil a mural by artist Shirien Damra.

The tragic murder of Daunte Wright and the pain resurfaced at the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd instill the reminder of deeply rooted white supremacy in all levels of law enforcement — and the criminalization of immigrant communities is no exception.

Black and brown immigrant communities especially have suffered immense trauma under racist policies and cruel policing at the hands of agencies like ICE and CBP. From being forcefully separated from family members to facing abuse in detention centers, the experience for undocumented immigrants is too often one of undue pain and suffering.

That’s why we fight to defund and abolish the deportation machine. And it’s why last month on April 15, we honored the resilience of all immigrants with a day of collective healing and transformation.

We’re fighting for a future where immigrants are no longer forced to be resilient in the face of detention and deportation and are instead welcomed freely. Will you chip in any amount meaningful to you to stand with all resilient undocumented immigrants and keep up our fight for a pathway to citizenship?

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