.@UNmigration's @IOMchief attending today's meeting. JOIN US!https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN/status/1404341281405509632 …
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@IOMchief to@Europarl_EN Interparliamentary Conference on Migration and Asylum: "Globally, the pandemic has triggered an unprecedented health, humanitarian, socioeconomic and human rights crisis, with many implications for migrants."Show this thread
.@IOMchief: "Health impacts, together with a rise in extreme poverty, political instability, conflict, disasters & food insecurity have driven humanitarian needs to new levels & further intensified ongoing humanitarian crises.
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@IOMchief: "If left unaddressed, this will have long-term impacts on fragility, risks of displacement and human suffering, and spillover effects in regions dealing with multiple challenges, as in the Sahel, where climate-impacts are having a clear impact."Show this thread -
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@IOMchief: "Border restrictions & travel bans has left a significant number of migrants stranded. Many more were forced to return to their home countries, unable to access employment due to lockdowns & other restrictions, struggling to provide for themselves & families."Show this thread
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