Ban says global economic crisis has increased vulnerability of migrants
Ban sent a message to the international community in quesenala that migration is a phenomenon that concerns all countries, either as place of origin, transit or destination, or comocombinacion of these.
According to UN data, in 2009 some 200 million depersonas, the equivalent of 3% of world population, residianfuera their country of birth.
“Migration can be a positive experience enriquecedorapara and migrants themselves and for the societies of origin host Yde, “Ban said, while stressing that” however, the reality for too many migrants is discrimination and abuse laexplotacion. The UN chief also mentioned that losmigrantes “are often victims of hate speech, violence acosoy. They were unfairly blamed for crime and economic lasdificultades and are subject to discriminaciongeneralizada. He also noted that the current global crisis has increased suvulnerabilidad, that many countries have tightened lasrestricciones to migration and have taken steps to combat irregular migration estrictaspara.
“These measures may increase the risk of exploitation and abuse. (more…)