Geopolitics

Ahead of key UN-backed Marrakech migration conference, youth recount harrowing journeys

New York: Paving the way to the key UN migration conference in Marrakech, Morocco, which it is hoped will agree new measures to make life safer and more dignified for people on the move, UN agencies held a series of side events to highlight the different aspects of migration, paying special attention to the most vulnerable, and the challenges they face on their often perilous journeys. more

Nigeria: Awareness-raising radio show on perils and opportunities of migration, launched by UN agency

New York, A radio series was launched on Tuesday in Nigeria by the UN migration agency (IOM) to sensitize vulnerable people seeking to pursue economic opportunities abroad on the perils o ...

Weekly migration of 1.4m to cities can contribute to ‘disasters’

New York, The migration of some 1.4 million people every week to cities around the world “can strain local capacities, contributing to increased risk from natural and human ma ...

Veteran public official from Portugal elected to lead UN migration agency

New York: A lawyer and politician from Portugal, with an extensive career in public service, has been elected to head the United Nations migration agency.

End the ‘harmful narrative’; migration is a net-gain for Africa, finds UN report

New York: The large-scale migration of people within Africa tends to boost growth and lifts the continent’s whole economy, a new United Nations report has said, urging the world to ...

Migration, sustaining peace, development high on UN General Assembly’s agenda for 2018

New York, Jan 13 (JEN), Jan 1Migration, sustaining peace and development are among the priorities of the United Nations General Assembly for the remainder of the current session through S ...

Migration, UN reform and sustainable development among 2018 priorities, says Assembly President

New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): Safe migration, conflict prevention, sustainable development and United Nations reform will be the priorities of the 72nd UN General Assembly over the c ...

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