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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.

can also reinforce the impression that migrants are enparte guilty of the effects of the crisis, thus actitudesxenofobas and against immigrants “Ban said.

It was also noted that in countries with high levels often have dedesempleo demand for foreign workers endeterminados sectors and that their contributions help economic alcrecimiento.

“Far from provoking the crisis, migratd97ion is actually partede the long-term solution,” he said.

Migrant workers are protected at the Convention internacionalpor International derechosde protection of all migrant workers and their families, recalledthe general secretary, who urged Nohan member states that have ratified the treaty to do so.

Ban called also to governments that protect migrant HumanRights and do it, “the center of politicamigratoria” as well as promote “awareness ADVISED the positive contribution that migrants to vidaeconomica, social and cultural development of their countries of host. EFE

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