Covid limits migration despite more people displaced by war and disasters

IOM report finds 9m more people displaced globally but mobility restricted due to pandemic, with vaccination proving a key factorThe coronavirus pandemic had a radical effect on migration, limiting movement despite increasing levels of internal displacement from conflict and climate disasters, theUN ’s International Organization for Migration said in a report on Wednesday.Though the number of people who migrated internationally increased to 281 million in 2020 –9 million more than beforeCovid-19 – the number was 2 million lower than expected without a pandemic, according to the report.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Global development Migration and development Coronavirus World news Science Infectious diseases Refugees Source Type: news