Moot on migration perceptions held
Lahore
December 19, 2020
LAHORE:In connection with International Migrants Day, observed on 18 December, the Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) Lahore in collaboration with Punjab University Gender Studies Department and the Labour and Human Resource Department organised an online conference on how migration perceptions are formed.
The contributing factors, public attitude, scale, patterns and the social and economic impact on societies as well as proposed measures to promote balanced migration narratives in host, transit and destination countries during the pandemic came under discussion.
The conference brought together over 70 participants from academia, government sector, national and international experts in the field of migration in Pakistan to explore the causes and consequences of migration narratives in the origin and destination countries, examining their construction and assessing their effects on attitudes to migration.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies release initial early emergency relief funds of US $97,000
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies release initial early emergency relief funds of US $97,000
[Image: Fiji Red Cross Society] The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has released initial early emergency relief funds of US $97,000 to provide urgent assistance including first aid, tarpaulins and shelter materials, safe water, household items and hygiene kits for 17,700 people over the next month.
Head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Pacific Office Kathryn Clarkson says it is devastating to see another big cyclone affect Fiji so soon after Cyclone Harold and so close to Christmas.
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Press Release – International Committee of the Red Cross Suva/Kuala Lumpur, 18 December 2020 Cyclone Yasa has slammed into Fiji, with initial reports showing extensive destruction across the island nation with tens of thousands of people affected. Packing wind gusts of up to 345 kilometres per hour, …
Suva/Kuala Lumpur, 18 December 2020 – Cyclone Yasa has slammed into Fiji, with initial reports showing extensive destruction across the island nation with tens of thousands of people affected.
Packing wind gusts of up to 345 kilometres per hour, the Category 5 storm is one of the strongest to ever hit any country in the Pacific.
Fiji Red Cross Society Director-General Ilisapeci Rokotunidau said: