Intern - Migration Management reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
13 June 2021
UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and
non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
Context:
Background Information
The Media and Communications Division (MCD) of IOM is comprised of experienced communications professionals based in Geneva and Manila. The team provides support on media and public information issues to IOM Headquarters and missions worldwide. It is responsible for media relations as well as producing a variety of other public information materials, including official statements to mark special events, multimedia products and press briefing notes on specific IOM activities.
Organizational Context and Scope:
Disasters and slow-onset environmental change, influenced by climate change as well as other human induced factors, have severe and cumulative impacts on peoples’ livelihoods, security, well-being and resilience, especially those highly dependent on local natural resources (e.g farmers, herders, fishers) and with strong biocultural interdependencies (e.g Indigenous Peoples). In fragile and conflict-affected contexts, climate-related disasters and environmental change can further aggravate both the risk and existing dynamics of violent conflict. Often interlinked in complex ways, these situations have diverse mobility outcomes, resulting in mainly internal, short and long-term movements, of individuals, households and communities, and sometimes in “trapped populations” unable to move. The interplay of disasters, environmental change, conflict and mobility shift humanitarian needs and undermine ongoing peacebuilding and sustainable development e
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