World Migration Report 2024 was recently released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Key Highlights:
- It identifies conflict, violence, and disaster as the primary reasons for migration.
- Globally, there are 281 million international migrants, including 117 million displaced individuals, representing the highest ever recorded.
- India, Mexico, and China were the top three remittance recipients in 2022.
India:
- India leads in international migrants, with about 18 million primarily in the UAE, U.S., and Saudi Arabia.
- It received the highest remittances globally, totaling $111 billion in 2022.
- Climate impacts have triggered internal migration, especially in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
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