CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Global Migration Report 2020 has been released by International Organisation for Migration (IOM). As compared to the 2000 Global Migration Report, the number of international migrants has nearly doubled in the 2020 report, from 150 million to 272 million.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the IOM World Migration Report 2020, as of June 2019 the number of international migrants was estimated to be almost 272 million globally, 51 million more than in 2010. Nearly two thirds were labour migrants. International migrants comprised 3.5 per cent of the global population in 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -The flagship publication series of the International Organization for Migration, the World Migration Report presents data and information on human migration together with analysis of complex and emerging migration issues.

Detailed explanation-4: -Recently, International Migration Outlook 2022, a report on international migration patterns was released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Detailed explanation-5: -The World Migration Report (WMR) is IOM’s flagship publication, having been produced biennially since 2000. The 2022 edition is the eleventh in the world migration report series. It brings into focus the displacement and migration caused by climate change induced factors, like extreme disasters and weather events.