The Group of Friends strengthens awareness on the protection and assistance needs of disaster displaced persons. It is an open-ended group and consists of States and regional organizations. The European Union and Morocco co-chair the Group of Friends.
The co-chairs circulate invitations to briefings and meetings to all interested Member States of the UN and to relevant regional organizations (through their representations in Geneva and New York) which:
- Have an interest in the issue of displacement in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change
- Are supportive of the objective of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
- Would like to follow the Platform’s work and engage with the PDD on relevant activities
- Would like to make comments, proposals, and contributions to the work of the Platform
- And/or are a member of the PDD Steering Group.
All Member States of the UN and all relevant regional organizations are invited to all meetings and can choose which to attend and where.
- To read the minutes of the first meeting of the Group of Friends in Geneva, click here.
- To read the news story about the first meeting of the Group of Friends in Geneva, click here.
- To read the minutes of the first meeting of the Group of Friends in New York, click here.
- To read the news story about the first meeting of the Group of Friends in New York, click here.
