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South Asia needs a plan to address climate-induced migration

Max Martin Natural disasters – such as this year’s heavy rains, floods and cyclones in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar – have become a talking point at COP 23, indicating how such extreme events will increase in a warming globe. An outcome of such extreme events will be more forced migratio

Discrimination vs Diversity: trying to work for an NGO or government agency in Germany

Germany has a significant number of highly skilled and professional migrants in the social sector but they face employment barriers in German NGOs and CSOs.  I’m a German citizen. I am also a migrant – maybe not one that’s in high demand but certainly one with the right skill-sets

For Some Refugees, Women’s Health Care Is A Culture Shock

 Sarah Varney Male doctors examine women patients and that people are supposed to get a checkup even when not sick are some of the culture shocks refugees are confronted with  Dinnertime is nearing, and the kitchen in this tidy home is buzzing. Lamyaa Manty, a 29-year-old Iraqi refugee, wears a ne

Cities , Data & Reports , Featured , Food , Migration , SDGs / 03/27/2017
A quiet value chain revolution is sweeping farmers, food & cities

New report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) says that for the first time in modern history, the number of people living in extreme poverty fell below 10 percent of the global population Some keynotes 60% of rice purchased in Nigeria’s urban areas is imported because

Education , Human Rights , Migration / 03/16/2017
EU and UNICEF to reach thousands of refugee children in Turkey with Conditional Cash Transfer for Education

The European Union and UNICEF have launched the largest ever EU humanitarian contribution to Education in Emergencies, valued at EUR 34 million. The Conditional Cash Transfer for Education (CCTE) project aims to increase the number of refugee children enrolled in and attending school in Turkey. The

Women bear the brunt of climate-forced migration

Manipadma Jena The feminization of environmental migration is already underway in South Asia but governments are slow to recognise the role of climate change and there’s no policy action Hafiza Khatun remembers one morning two years ago. Her husband had come running back from work in a state of di

Climate change and the boatman

Teresa Rehman Traditional boatmen and boat builders on the Brahmaputra are essential in Assam, but they are facing new challenges as climate change leads to more siltation and sudden surges of water Ever-smiling Abdul Mazid is the essential link in many lives. Residents of six villages are dependent

UNHCR reports crisis in refugee education

The UN Refugee Agency says more than half of the 6 million school-age children under its mandate have no school to go to Some 1.75 million refugee children are not in primary school and 1.95 million refugee adolescents are not in secondary school, the report found. Refugees are five times more likel

On Labour day, 12,000 refugees can go homeless in Berlin

A new law starting on May 1 in Berlin to curb on holiday rentals like Airbnb can lead to thousands of refugees going homeless overnight Berlin, a city already facing a housing crunch is introducing a new law from 1st May banning unregistered holiday apartments. Over the past years, many landl

Indigenous people assert their rights over Sundarban Forest, India

More than 200 people from the region assembled at a Public Hearing in Sundarban islands and asserted their rights to the island’s mangrove forests in India “The tiger is not our threat, the Forest Department is.” The people, through submissions made to the Independent Public Hearing Panel

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