Good morning, this is Pip. Government officials, NGOs and activists will meet in Geneva later this week to access the world’s progress towards the 2018 Global Compact on Refugees – a blueprint for governments and NGOs to support and protect refugees and the countries that host them.
Plus, a major UN weapons convention conference is also happening in Geneva this week, with the rules around lethal autonomous weapons once again up for debate. And we're also sharing with you a story from Afghanistan about a young activist who has created classrooms on the move for the country's nomad community. |
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A girl looks over the Umm Rakouba refugee camp for people who fled the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, December 2020. (AP Photo / Nariman El-Mofty)
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🌐 Global Compact on Refugees:
is the world making progress or dangerously off track? As government officials, NGOs and activists prepare to meet in Geneva this week to take stock of the international community’s progress towards supporting refugees and the communities that host them, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that much more needs to be done. The first High-Level Officials meeting (HLOM) convened by UNHCR aims to assess the progress towards the objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) agreed in 2018 and assess the challenges that have got in the way – not least the Covid-19 pandemic. We spoke to UNHCR’s senior policy adviser to hear what’s on the agenda.
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Here's what else is happening
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Dispatches from women in Afghanistan
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Maryam Amarkhail, in traditional Kochi style , (on the left) with two Kochi children. (Photo: Maryam Amarkhail)
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📚 Activist creates classrooms on the move for Afghan nomads.
For centuries, the Kochis have been on the move, following the seasons with their livestock in tow across Afghanistan. The pastoral nomads from the Pashtun community have historically kept to themselves. Maryiam Amarkhail, a Kochi activist and journalist, wants to use education to bring new opportunities for the women and children of her community. Geneva Solutions
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John Grova (left) and Gerald Pachoud (right)
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