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Migration report 2017
Median age of migrants has
been increasing
Highest in the high-income countries (40.6 years)
Migrants in middle income countries (37.3 years)
Migrants in low income countries (29.8 years)
Migrants in Africa (30.9 years)
Migrants in Asia (35.1 years)
Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean (35.8 years)
Migratory movements between
pairs of countries; bilateral corridors
Largest one 2017: between Mexico
and the United States
The USA hosted 98%of all
Mexican-born 12.7M
Total number of international migrants
from specific origin countries
Migrants from Algeria in France
Migrants form Cuba and
El Salvador in the USA
Migrants from New Zeland in Australia
Demographic characteristics
of international migrants
Women comprise less than half
of all the international migrants
Women from all ages 48.4%
Male migrants in high-income countries
located in less developed regions
Between 2000 and 2017, the proportion
of female migrants in high income
countries fell from 49.0 to 47.7%
Female migrants declined in middle-income
country and increased in low income countries
The UN has legal
instruments related to
international migration
Status of refugees
Protocol Relating to the Status of refugees
International Convention on the Protection
of the rights of all migrant workers and
members of their families
Protocol to prevent, supress and punish trafficking
in persons
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by
Land, Sea and Air
The secretary -general established
the Global Migration Group
Responsible for promoting the application
of international norms in the area of migration
Inreasing system-wide coherence
strengthening the response of the UN
22 entities of the UN
Large majority of migrants
are in working age
Below age 20 tend to be underrepresented
amongst international migrants
Relatively small number of migrant children
Global Forum on Migration
and development
Enhanced the benefits of international
migration for development
Spoke about minimising its negative
impacts
The General Assembly
adopted a landmark
declaration
Recognised the human mobility was
a key factor for sustainable development
Calls upon countries to cooperate
iternationally to ensure safe, orderly
and regular migration and to respect human
rights and treatment of migrants and refugees
2016 General assembly
declaration contains
The commitment from Member states
to recognize the special needs of all people
in vulnerable situation
2018 General Assembly
UNCHR will seek to share
the burden and responsibility of
hosting and funding refugee programmes
Will negotiate the safe, orderly
and regular migration
Improve the governance of
migration
Humanitarian, developmental
human rights related aspects
of migration
International Conference on
Population and Development 1994
Approached the International
Migration and Development 2006