Thirty-five million Africans driven from homes by war and climate disasters – report
"The report also said that last year saw a sixfold increase in #climate disaster-induced displacements, rising from 1.1 million in 2009 to 6.3 million.
Flooding caused 75% of climate-related #displacements in 2023, with drought responsible for 11%."
"Al Jazeera examines the 359 million weather-related displacements recorded worldwide since 2008.
Out of the 359 million weather-related global #displacements recorded since 2008, nearly 80 percent were from the Asia and Asia Pacific regions, accounting for about 106 and 171 million respectively."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/22/mapping-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-global-displacement
#ClimateMigration
Intense #bombardments, mass #displacements and lack of access in northern #Gaza force the postponement of #polio #vaccination campaign
Source: World Health Organization, Statement, Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza, including the Palestinian Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations…
"Just hours before Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, a series of apparently coordinated arson attacks were reported on France’s high-speed rail network. No one has claimed responsibility yet. Before the games, protests highlighted the displacement of thousands of migrants, unhoused people and other vulnerable communities as “social cleansing.” We go to Paris for an update with Jules Boykoff, former professional soccer player, author and scholar focusing on the Olympic Games, and Paul Alauzy, Paris-based activist with the collective Revers de la Médaille (Other Side of the Medal). “We are not anti-Olympics,” says Alauzy. “You can support the games, but you need to know that they have a big social impact and they come with a cost. And they come with a cost of the lives of hundreds, thousands of people being mistreated.” We also discuss how Palestinian athletes are taking part in this year’s Olympics amid the Israeli war on Gaza, the health risks of competing during rising heat, the environmental impact of major sporting events and more."—Democracy Now!
https://youtu.be/JJ98YORyABY?feature=shared
#Paris #SocialCleansing #OlympicGames2024 #GreenWashing #expulsion #discrimination #StateViolence #evictions #displacements #sustainability #environment #arson #railnetwork #protests #surveillance
#Europe and #CentralAsia recorded by far its highest number of #disaster #displacements in 2023. "
https://indianf.com/75-9-million-internally-displaced/#:~:text=Europe%20and%20Central%20Asia%20recorded%20by%20far%20its%20highest%20number%20of%20disaster%20displacements%20in%202023.
The Global Report on Internal Displacement (#GRID) reveals that #conflict and #violence were responsible for triggering 20.5 million #displacements. "
https://indianf.com/75-9-million-internally-displaced/#:~:text=The%20Global%20Report%20on%20Internal%20Displacement%20(GRID)%20reveals%20that%20conflict%20and%20violence%20were%20responsible%20for%20triggering%2020.5%20million%20displacements.
The #Legends Dept: #RickBeato just posted this interview with #SteveGadd that has many good things. Also a bit past 45m he starts to talk about #Displacements making many old things new again. A bit of a journey from the #Discrete into the #Continuous where bar lines seem to disappear and just good clean fun. #Encore encore !
https://youtu.be/j8762lBtu9A
I had to leave countries in my life before, some not because I chose to and others for the hope of a better future. Lately, it feels like I am going through the same experience, only at a fast forward pace and in a virtual space. #displacements
