Understanding the plight of migrants


People take part in a protest in support of a new EU migration policy, a day before an EU leaders meeting, in Brussels, Belgium December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

IN 2017, Asia and the Pacific will be home to 62 million international migrants. That’s a population larger than the Republic of Korea’s. Even more people from our region – over 100 million – live outside their countries of birth.

At the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap), we see this as an opportunity – one we should seize to shape a better future for our region.

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Opinion , Letters; Immigrants; ESCAP

   

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