Global migration, by the numbers | World Economic Forum
Jan 10, 2020 · With many people moving to the region for work, migrants make up the majority of the population in GCC countries with the exception of Oman and Saudi Arabia. With the total number of refugees the highest on record, Turkey was the biggest host nation for the fifth consecutive year, taking in millions of refugees, particularly from Syria.
Migration is a global strategic asset. We must not undermine it
May 29, 2024 · The current data shows around 281 million international migrants — around 3.6% of the global population. International remittances reached around $831 billion in 2022, and migrants are often dynamic and active contributors to their new countries. As the global order shifts, we risk undermining migration and its critical role in the global ...
International migration, in 5 charts | World Economic Forum
Feb 21, 2020 · This trend continued in 2019, with an estimated 51 million international migrants living in the country, the largest population of them in the world. Despite the highly politicized negative rhetoric on migrants, the US has been the most significant destination country for decades, with many migrants positively and disproportionately ...
We need to get better at integrating migrants into our cities.
Oct 25, 2017 · Migrants Organise is one such platform, which has been developing leaders and providing channels for the organised participation of migrants and refugees in UK public life. Policy reforms: City agencies can help identify the relevant priorities for integration, and tailor policies to overcome urban infrastructure and services challenges ...
Which countries do migrants want to move to? | World Economic …
Nov 22, 2017 · And where do they want to go? The US primarily: one in five potential migrants named the country as their preferred destination. Meanwhile, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Australia and Saudi Arabia appeal to at least 25 million adults each. Roughly 20 countries attract more than two-thirds of all potential migrants worldwide.
Why migration is a model for sustainable development for all
Jan 15, 2024 · A more sustainable development model that benefits migrants, countries of origin and destination. IOM cannot and should not do this alone. To realize these benefits, we need partnerships with and the active involvement of all stakeholders, especially the private sector, including employers, recruitment agencies and training institutions.
The biggest issues facing migrants today - and what we can do to …
Second, I would like to see a global governance system that qualifies people professionally. One hurdle that still remains for migrants is coming to a new country where their qualifications are not recognized. On top of this type of structural barrier, we know that immigrants face discrimination and bias, which impacts their work and well-being.
Climate migrants: when your house is no longer home
Nov 15, 2021 · Up to 2,000 migrants arrive every day in the Bangladeshi capital, making it the world’s fastest-growing megacity. Its crumbling infrastructure cannot cope with the influx, while the lack of housing means that 40% of greater Dhaka’s population of 21 million lives in a slum.
These charts show how migration is changing our cities
Oct 25, 2017 · Eight of the 15 said that one of the biggest issues was migrants not speaking the language of their new city, and the challenge this posed to their successful integration. While access to employment and the labour market is a challenge in all cities, 11 of them cited employment-related issues that must be addressed.
6 ways Europe must respond to the refugee crisis
Sep 28, 2015 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has now also produced a six-point plan to address the crisis. But his plan, which subordinates the human rights of asylum-seekers and migrants to the security of borders, threatens to divide and destroy the EU by renouncing the values on which it was built and violating the laws that are supposed to govern it.