Global migration falls dramatically after years of growth. @UNDESA estimates that due to #COVID19, the number of international migrants may have fallen by around 2 million globally in mid-2020.pic.twitter.com/NyX9pineAq
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Just released! #COVID19 and #migration: 
key trends from 2020 in this NEW issue of Migration Policy Practice (Thread
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Migrants continue to make perilous journeys – with more than 3,600 reported dead or missing in 2020. Routes that had not seen significant numbers in recent years, such as the sea route between West Africa and the Spanish Canary Islands, again became important.pic.twitter.com/vGvyNoSYjc
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Migrants face great health risks as they often lack access to health care, are more likely to live in substandard housing, and tend to do low-paid jobs which cannot be done remotely from home. Despite this, essential data on migration and health tend to be limited.pic.twitter.com/I34ZMEACn2
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Even if there is a growing appreciation for migrant “key workers” at the frontline, there are fears that foreigners are being blamed for the current pandemic in many countries.
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The World Bank adjusted its forecast and suggests that remittances
to developing countries will fall by USD 508 billion instead of USD 445 billion as initially calculated.
This represents a 14% drop of remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries in 2020.pic.twitter.com/kMcQJPsf4s
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Insightful updates on the COVID-Migration nexus - here's the link to the pdf: https://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/mpp-44.pdf …
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