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While the overall figure has remained relatively stable as a proportion of the global population, the numbers from the World Migration Report 2020, published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), clearly demonstrate the impact that events of the past two years have had on the movement of people around the world.
For example, there is more migration between countries of the global South than from there to the global North. Asia hosts the most migrants, with 80 million residing in the region. And remittances represent the largest source of external finance for many developing countries, way ahead of official development assistance.
Other areas have become both an origin, as well as a destination for migration. For instance, while Nigerians head into China, many Chinese are heading to the Middle East and Africa. Some cities, such as those in China, have seen rapid expansion in recent years, in part because of a huge increase in migration.
Agriculture, fisheries, food production, manufacturing and distribution provide the more stable jobs to many of the poor. These fundamental activities should be protected in Developing Asia and Pacific. If so, migration will be a free option – not compulsory for survival. Data supports the migrant savings and investment strategy for ...
Global migration, by the numbers: who migrates, where they go and why Why it's time to celebrate migrants At a time when “fake news” is increasing and more countries are adopting nationalist frameworks, the data and information in the recently released World Migration Report 2020 provides a more accurate picture of international migration ...
Global migration will continue to become even more normalised. There will be leading countries that realise long-term solutions for integration helps natives and newcomers to prosper. There will be problems along the way, but I think we might be quite surprised by what happens next.
Free migration, like totally free trade, remains a utopian prospect, even though within regions (such as Europe) this has proved workable. As John Stuart Mill forcefully argued, we need to ensure that the local and short-term social costs of immigration do not detract from their role “as one of the primary sources of progress”.
The scale of the challenge has put significant pressure on existing frameworks for migration and refugee protection, such as the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol; 2 this pressure is compounded by fractures within the international community and national interest postures that risk-limiting global capacity to address this challenge ...
Environmentally induced migration is quoted among the various threats identified in the report. According to the Council Conclusions on EU Climate Diplomacy, adopted in June 2011, climate change is a global environmental and development challenge with significant implications related to security and migratory pressures (European Council 2011).
Over much of the world, birth rates are plunging and populations are ageing. This means that there will be fewer workers to support older people and growth. And this means that most countries will increasingly need to rely on migration. Making the most of migration through smart policies is essential for global development and a prosperous future.