{"id":77740,"date":"2021-01-20T18:30:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=77740"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T09:39:25","slug":"undesa-report-on-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/undesa-report-on-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"UNDESA Report on Migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">News<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">International Migration report 2020 has been released by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aim:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To provide the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">estimates of the number of international migrants<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0according to countr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0age and sex for all\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key findings for India<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Indian diaspora<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18 million strong. It is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the largest\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">transnational population\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">world.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Destinations:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0United Arab Emirates, the US and Saudi Arabia host the largest numbers of migrants from India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reasons for migration:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Migration from India is largely motivated by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">labor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and family reasons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">orced displacement smaller<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0about 106 in the total.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Growth in Migration:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Between 2000 and 2020,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0experienced the largest gain\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0nearly 10 million.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Remittances in India:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India is the main recipient of remittances worldwide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n 2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0received USD 83 billion in remittances<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0World Bank projects that in 2020, the amount will decline by around 9% to about USD 76 billion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from the report<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Migrants:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Currently, International Migrants represent about 3.6% of the world\u2019s population.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The US\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the largest\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">receiving\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">country of international migrants<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">followed by Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia and the UK.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Impact of Covid-19:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Covid-19 pandemic may have slowed the growth in international migrants by around two million by mid-2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Remittances:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">V<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">olume of remittances sent to low-and middle-income countries\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is projected to reduce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in 2021<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/at-18-million-india-has-largest-diaspora-in-the-world-un-101610780174277.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Article Source<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why in\u00a0News?\u00a0\u00a0 International Migration report 2020 has been released by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aim:\u00a0To provide the\u00a0estimates of the number of international migrants\u00a0according to country,\u00a0age and sex for all\u00a0regions\u00a0of the world.\u00a0 \u00a0Key findings for India:\u00a0 Indian diaspora\u00a0is\u00a018 million strong. 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