![]() The Agenda's core principle is to "leave no one behind," not even migrants. 11 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contain targets and indicators relevant to migration or mobility. ![]() The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes for the first time the contribution of migration to sustainable development. The UN Migration Agency (IOM) defines a migrant as any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of (1) the person’s legal status (2) whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary (3) what the causes for the movement are or (4) what the length of the stay is. 45.7 million people were internally displaced, 4.2 million were asylum-seekers, and 3.6 million were Venezuelans displaced abroad. Of these, 26 million were refugees (20.4 million refugees under UNHCR’s mandate, 5.6 million Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate). According to UNHCR, the number of globally forcibly displaced people worldwide was 79.5 million at the end of 2019. While many individuals migrate out of choice, many others migrate out of necessity. This compared to 2.8 per cent in 2000 and 2.3 per cent in 1980. International migrants comprised 3.5 per cent of the global population in 2019. 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. Today, more people than ever live in a country other than the one in which they were born. Still others move in response to the adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters, or other environmental factors. Others move to escape conflict, persecution, terrorism, or human rights violations. Some people move in search of work or economic opportunities, to join family, or to study. Since the earliest times, humanity has been on the move. ![]()
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