Minorities in situations of humanitarian crises 2016, para. 27

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The Special Rapporteur also includes disasters in her report, whether natural or man-made (see section H below). Defined as calamitous events that seriously disrupt the functioning of a community or society, disasters cause human, material and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community's or society's ability to cope using its own resources. These can be a result of spontaneous natural hazards, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and wildfires, or be a result of more frequent slow-onset and mega disasters such as recurring droughts or floods. Disasters can result in the devastation of communities, loss of lives, leading to displacement, or migration, and can also lead to more complex emergencies such as loss of livelihoods, famine, housing crises and medical pandemics, which can also lead to mass displacement.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Environment
  • Humanitarian
  • Movement
Year
2016
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Other
Paragraph number
27