The Protocol now covers all those who fit the definition of refugees, regardless of their origin and mandates the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to oversee the application of its guidelines on a worldwide basis (the most important being the provision of asylum, the possibility of naturalization, protection against expulsion, and prevention against forcible refoulement of refugees to their country of origin).īoth the Convention and the Protocol, however, are hopelessly outdated in two major respects. But in 1967 a Protocol updated the Convention (with 147 signatories in 2020) that canceled the time and geographic limits imposed in the original Convention. At first, the Convention was meant to cover only European refugees from before 1951. This United Nations multilateral treaty (which today has 146 signatories) defines who is a refugee and details their rights – along with the responsibilities of those who grant them asylum. Israel was one of the initiators of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, signed in Geneva in 1951. It’s high time for these international agreements to be updated to meet the exigencies of the 21st century, now in its third decade, and that Israel adjust its laws accordingly. These norms were adopted following the ravages of the Second World War.
Throughout, very little, if any, attention has been given to the utter inadequacy of existing international and Israeli instruments designed to deal with displaced persons. At issue is not only the legality, morality, and human compassion of keeping the country’s doors closed to those seeking a safe haven, but also the historical, cultural, religious and national factors that underlie the increasingly bitter disagreements. Sustainable Period Pads for the Sea Women of Melanesia.The debate over Israel’s refugee policy is still raging as the number of Ukrainians forced to leave their country – mostly women, children and the elderly – has now passed the 4 million mark and is still rising. WELCOME Naomi Longa - joining me on the Mat from the Papua New GuineaĬhampions of the Earth: The Sea Women of Melanesia Last year, they were named Champions of the Earth, the UN's highest environmental award, in the Inspiration and Action category. The goal is to give women in the South Pacific region the skills to monitor the health of coral reefs, and create, and restore marine protected areas.
Hear about the incredible work of the SWoM, a group of Indigenous women who trained to safeguard coral reefs under threat from climate change. Mere speaks with Naomi Longa, who is a team leader for the Sea Women of Melanesia (SWoM) program based in Papua New Guinea. Overfishing causes the number of fish to plummet and slowly breakdown the biodiversity if there is no proper ecosystem-based adaptation plans in place to manage our ecosystems.ĭr. Things like Human activity such as overfishing, and climate change have been known to cause coral bleaching. In this episode, we look at the role of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, and western science in Ecosystem-Based Adaptations especially when it comes to marine conservation.
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