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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.
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
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.
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Nations - the United Nations
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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.
June 18, 2021
TOP STORY
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 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)
SEE OMNI CELEBRATES JUNE 17, 2021
UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification www.unccd.int
https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2021/06/omni-celebrates-june-17-2021-unccd.html
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
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Back to the wall. Mronline.org
(10-16-19) The same
American myths that drove frontier expansion now support closing the borders.
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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
END UN WORLD REFUGEE DAY
JUNE 20, 2021
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