MIGRATION AND REFUGEES
Several thousand refugees make their way towards Germany
A path for migration to work for all
W e are at a significant every continent, from the bustling streets of Europe to the vibrant communities of Africa, and the rapidly evolving societies of Asia and Latin America. This year, migration is not just a backdrop; it is a central theme influencing election agendas and shaping the future of nations. Unfortunately, the migration discussion that is prominent in those election debates focuses on narrow slices of the migration landscape: an overwhelmed host community at a border, people stuck crossroads in the narrative of human movement – a narrative unfolding across at borders or, tragically, dying at sea. No one minimises the loss of life, and we also cannot minimise the challenges at borders. Communities seeing a large influx of migrants over a short time face very real and difficult pressures. But when we focus on the border alone, we lose the wider perspective. A focus on the bigger migration picture would reveal the complex reasons people move, and what these people give and contribute to the places they move to and the places they move from.
Migration is a central theme shaping the future of nations, but the discussion fails to encapsulate the scale of the migration landscape. At Apulia, leaders must seize the opportunity to pave the way and leverage migration for the greater good
By Amy E Pope , director-general, International Organization for Migration
THE BIGGER PICTURE When we look at that bigger picture, we see the broad, rich story of migration – the human stories of aspiration, resilience, and migration’s role in societal advance and global prosperity. That gives us the ability to understand what we truly gain when we build a more strategic global approach that harnesses the tremendous well of talent inherent in migration. The International Organization for Migration is part of the United Nations, founded after World War Two to help people displaced by the war find homes. IOM now has the third biggest footprint of any UN organisation, with more than 520 offices around the world and 175 member states. Our goal is to make migration safer, more orderly and more beneficial for all. The successful migrant benefits the economy of her host country, she benefits the community she has left through remittances and she benefits herself, by reaching her full potential.
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G7 ITALY: THE APULIA SUMMIT — 2024
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