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2005-10-12 International-UN-NGOs

UN Official Wants to Create 'Environmental Refugee' Category

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Posted by lotp 2005-10-12 13:43|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yet another pot 'o money to play with, methinks.

Posted by .com 2005-10-12 14:01|| 2005-10-12 14:01|| Front Page Top

#2 "He added that such refugees need to be considered separately from economic migrants, who leave their native countries to seek a better life elsewhere."

I fail to see the distinction.

Posted by DepotGuy 2005-10-12 14:26|| 2005-10-12 14:26|| Front Page Top

#3 "The train whistle is too loud here--it must be environmental "sound pollution." Can the UN support me as a refugee to a nicer neighborhood?
No?
I'm Kofi's younger cousin, does that help?"

Posted by James">James 2005-10-12 14:53|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2005-10-12 14:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Would snowbird qualify?

Posted by 3dc 2005-10-12 18:42|| 2005-10-12 18:42|| Front Page Top

#5 do ZimBobWeans qualify? Farmin B Hard may not want to stick around...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-12 19:36|| 2005-10-12 19:36|| Front Page Top

#6 This might not be such a bad thing if Bolton can get them to massage the details a bit. E.g., the thought of one-way trips for libs from the polluted wasteland of post-industrial America to nice clean farms in Zimbabwe strikes me as an excellent concept.

Posted by AzCat 2005-10-12 22:30|| 2005-10-12 22:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Yep, time to form a UN Committee to study the problem. First order of business, locate a exotic locale (far away from refugees and environmental problems) with good restaurants and five star hotels to host the committee.

Posted by DMFD 2005-10-12 23:48|| 2005-10-12 23:48|| Front Page Top

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