OMNI
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.
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 ...
41World Refugee Day - UN
Chief
UN Chamber Music
Society Concert in Celebration of World ...
YouTube · UNHCR,
the UN Refugee Agency
International
Rescue Committee · International Rescue Committee
World Refugee Day 2021: Significance, history
and theme ...
https://www.hindustantimes.com ›
world-news › world-...
World Refugee Day 2021: Significance, history and theme ... World Refugee Day is observed every year on June 20 to
respect and honour the ...
international refugee day 2021
world refugee
day 2021 activities
UUSC
|
|
|
|
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.
Sign the Pledge
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
|
12:21 PM (0 minutes ago) |
|
||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
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
No comments:
Post a Comment