Pacific Regional Consultation on Internal Displacement
Pacific Regional Consultation on Internal Displacement
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About
Every year, more than 50,000 people in the Pacific are forced to flee their homes due to the devastating impacts of disasters and climate change. The Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), as among the world’s most disaster-prone countries, bear the greatest displacement risk. This virtual consultation presents an opportunity for Pacific government officials to exchange their country experiences in addressing climate and disaster-induced internal displacement. Recommendations from the consultation will be submitted to the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement.
Objectives, outcomes and output
The aims of the meeting are the following:
Identify Pacific best practices and lessons learned in managing internal displacement risk and addressing internal displacement
Discuss the assistance required by Pacific countries to address internal displacement
Propose ideas and recommendations to the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
Following the Pacific Regional Consultation on Internal Displacement, a detailed outcome report will be produced by the Pacific Resilience Partnership’s Technical Working Group (TWG), capturing the discussions and key recommendations from the Pacific region. This will also serve as an input to the High-Level Panel. Additionally, the TWG will also look to develop targeted tools and policy briefs based on the best practices identified in the consultation.
Participants:
Government officials, inlcuding representatives from the National Disaster Management Organizations (NDMOs) and climate change divisions of states in the Pacific region
UN, NGOs, CSOs, academia, private sector and other development and humanitarian partners from the Pacific Resilience Partnership and Technical Working Groups
Members of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement and Panel Secretariat members
Ambassador Tregor Albon Ishoda of Marshall Islands shares his expectations for the Pacific Regional Consultation on Internal Displacement. (February 10, 2021)