science reporter Published this article page no 148 Most of the new displacement is due to climate related events 77o Earlier, the World Bank estimated that 143 million would migrate within their countries by 2050 due to climate change related events in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. The amount of international migrants has grown steadily since 1970, currently representing 3.6% of the whole population on the planet. o Work is the major reason that people migrate internationally. o 61% of all global migrants live either in Europe or Asia, which respectively host 87 million and 86 million migrants. Migration for work has led to a concomitant increase in the international remittances. o Covid 19 saw only a small drop of 2.4% in 2020. o In 2020, India, China, Mexico, the Philippines, and Egypt were the top five remittance receiving countries. Digital technology has been used to support irregular migration, as well as to enable migrants to avoid abusive and exploitative migrant smugglers and human traffickers. o Several government authorities have for example harnessed emerging technologies like AI in the areas of visa application lodgement eplatforms and pre-departure checking, including the use of biometric data. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating and creating vulnerabilities to human trafficking. The report showed that the international community has not yet succeeded in implementing the Global Compact for migration and on refugees to the extent needed. o It also confirms that refugee assistance and global resettlement targets are insufficient and have neither addressed the unprecedented level of protection needs and nor demonstrated solidarity with the countries that host the vast majority of the worlds refugees science reporter buy.
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