59.5 million refugees
and displaced people
in 2015.
MIGRATION
Policy in Host country
encouragement
flexibility
Restriction
Consequences
Negative
Threat to national security
terrorism
Population growth in host country
Overcrowding
increase in the cost of local services in host countries
Danger of loss of cultural identity in host country
Migrants' vulnerable position
in host country.
Xenophobia
Exploitation
Trafficking
increase in inequality
between remittances
receivers and the rest
Separation of families
Brain drain
Positive
Culture
Contribution to a host country´s cultural diversity
Social remittances
Products
Technology
Information
Ideas
Development
Country of origin
less pressure of state-funded social services of the country of origin
Possible migrants´ return with new skills
By sending
remittances
in 2015 $440 billion
Host country
population growth
Solution to labor shortages due to aging population
brain gain
Contribution to economy
Factors
Push factors
Escape
Crises
Human Rights
violation
Violence
Conflict
Persecution
Extreme weather events
Natural disasters
Pressure to emigrate from
developing countries
Poor social service systems
Lack of infrastructure
Pull factors
Better job and education prospects
Search for better
economic/social opportunities
Better social service systems
Economic migrants
Other Information
Summary
Video
Glossary
UNFPA's Role
Sustainable Development Goals
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Voluntary Migration
Forced Migration
Long-Term Migration
Short-term Migration
Seasonal migration
Chain Migration
Return Migration
External Migration
Within the same region
Between continents
Internal Migration
Types of countries
Countries of destination/host countries
Countires of transit
Countries of origin
Migrants
Types
Environmentally displaced person
Refugee
Emigrant
Immigrant
Characteristics
15% are young migrants
Many without proper authorization
Most belong to the working age population
People in vulnerable position in country of origin
+50% women of reproductive age
Status
illegal
illegal/undocumented alien
legal
legal/documented alien
