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Sustainable agriculture can mitigate climate-induced migration

2017
06 July 2017, Rome - Today, José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General, and William Lacy Swing, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), discussed during a FAO's Conference Side Event how to mobilize agriculture and rural development as an adaptation alternative to climate-induced migration."Climate change poses a major risk for...
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New guidance note to prevent child labour in conflicts and disasters

2017
A new guidance note by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization urges child labour concerns be integrated in agriculture, food security and nutrition programs during crises and disasters, and was presented on 12 June 2017, during the World Day Against Child Labour.Around the world, 100 million children and young people...
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