WORLD BANK
Near USD 110 Billion Decline in Remittances Predicted Due to COVID-19
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IOM STORYTELLER
Escaping Death: Two Teenage Girls’ Journey to Safety
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
‘The French Are Very Bad at Picking Asparagus.’ COVID-19 Imperils European Farming
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
On Pandemic’s Front Lines, Nurses From Half a World Away
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- Associated Press – The lack of virus testing is stoking fears in the world's refugee camps.
- The New York Times – As COVID-19 trickles into Haiti, doctors are preparing furiously for an outbreak they fear will strain the nation’s threadbare health care system.
- Voice of Europe – The Greek migration ministry has approved a plan to move 2,380 migrants from reception centres on the Eastern Aegean islands to hotels and apartments on the mainland.
- Al Khaleej Today, Libya Observer – Several hundred Tunisian migrant workers stranded at the closed border with Libya forced their way across over the weekend. Authorities have now opened up crossing points to allow others to return home.
- Manila Standard – IOM is supporting efforts to prevent the spread of the pandemic to the most vulnerable internally displaced persons and communities across the southern region of Mindanao.
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“Quick actions that make it easier to send and receive remittances can provide much-needed support to the lives of migrants and their families. These include treating remittance services as essential and making them more accessible to migrants.”
Dilip Ratha
Head, Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD)
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