Global Migration Report 2020 by International Organization for Migration 30/11/2019 – Posted in: Daily News

Global Migration Report 2020

Global Migration Report 2020

Global Migration Report 2020 released

 

For: Preliminary & Mains

Topics covered:

  • Major findings of the report
  • About the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

 

News Flash

The Global Migration Report 2020, newly released by the UN-affiliated International Organization for Migration (IOM).

The report reiterates the key trend of the International Migrant Stock 2019 dataset released by the UN Population Division in September — of the 272 international migrants worldwide (3.5% of the global population), India accounts for the highest share with 17.5 million Indians living outside the country.

This new edition presents key data and information on migration as well as thematic chapters on highly topical migration issues, and is structured to focus on two key contributions for readers: Part I: key information on migration and migrants (including migration-related statistics); and Part II: balanced, evidence-based analysis of complex and emerging migration issues.

According to the IOM report

  • India is followed by Mexico (11.8 million) and China (10.7 million).
  • Roughly two-thirds of international migrants are labour migrants.
  • The high count of international migrants living abroad also makes India the leading recipient of remittances.
  • International remittances in 2018 (2020 report) reached $689 billion, out of which India received $78.6 billion from the 17.5 million living abroad.
  • Remittances received by India have consistently increased between 2005 and 2020.
  • India is currently followed by China ($67.4 billion), Mexico ($35.7 billion), Philippines ($33.8 billion), Egypt ($28.9 billion) and France ($26.4 billion).
  • The United States was the top remittance-issuer, at $68 billion, followed by the United Arab Emirates ($44.4 billion) and Saudi Arabia ($36.1 billion).
  • The top destinations for international migrants is the US.
  • The US is followed by Germany, Saudi Arabia, the Russian Federation and the UK.
  • The top migration corridors for Indians are the United Arab Emirates, the US and Saudi Arabia.
  • Conversely, the highest number of migrants entering India come from Bangladesh.
  • The US is also the top choice for migrants from China.
  • Oceania is the region with the highest proportion of international migrants and the UAE is the country with the highest proportion of international migrants.
  • More than half of all international migrants (141 million) live in Europe and North America.
  • The other important migration corridors from poorer countries to richer nations such as those to France, Russia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

 

Background

First published 20 years ago, this tenth edition in the World Migration Report series provides the latest data and information on migration as well as analysis of complex and emerging migration issues.

This flagship World Migration Report has been produced in line with IOM’s Environment Policy and is available online only.

 

International Organization for Migration

  • The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers.
  • IOM is the principal intergovernmental organization working in the field of migration. IOM’s stated mission is to promote humane and orderly migration by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
  • In September 2016, IOM became a related organization of the United Nations.
  • It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to help resettle people displaced by World War II.
  • As of March 2019, the International Organization for Migration has 173 member states and eight observer states.

 

Source: Indian Express

 

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