International Migrants Day 2014

18 December

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day on 4 December 2000. On that day, the International convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families was adopted in 1990 (Resolution 45/158).

The Assembly has stressed the need to make further efforts to ensure respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants.

The total number of international migrants has increased from an estimated 150 million in 2000 to 214 million persons today. Migrants would constitute the fifth most populous country in the world.

Migration is now more widely distributed across more countries. Today the top 10 countries of destination receive a smaller share of all migrants than in 2000.

Fourty nine (49)% of migrants worldwide are women.

Source: United Nations International Migrants Day

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