Mary Robinson presented the case for protecting the rights of climate displaced people at the Third Thematic Workshop on Migration for Peace, Stability and Growth, in preparation for the ninth Global Forum on Migration, which took place in the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 19 July.
As experts gathered to discuss the governance of global migration, Mary Robinson said that “while the drivers of displacement and crisis migration are many and varied, climate change is a threat multiplier, exacerbating the difficulties and challenges faced by the most vulnerable people – including women and girls who face terrible threats to their security and rights when migrating.”