GENEVA / IOM MIGRATION REPORT

The Head of Research of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that “only a minority” of migrants worldwide, about 40 percent, migrate from south to north.

Laczko was discussing the findings of the World Migration Report 2013: Migrant Well-Being and Development, launched this week by IOM in Geneva. CH UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Production Date: 13 September 2013
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION - IOM
• Subject Topical: MIGRATION
• MAMS Id: U130913g

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STORY: GENEVA / IOM MIGRATION REPORT
TRT: 1.50
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 13 SEPTEMBER 2013, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Wide shot, exterior Palais des Nations

13 SEPTEMBER 2013, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Laczko, Head of Research IOM:
“Migration affects a broad range of countries across the world, and we identified four different pathways, and we showed that only a minority of migrants in the world actually migrate from south to north, about 40 percent of all migrants.”
4. Med shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gervais Appave, Special Advisor to the Director General, IOM:
“Yes, in general terms migration does improve human development. Yes, globally, yes, but when you put a focus on the different types of movement, you see significant differences. And it is indeed the case that many migrants still struggle to achieve satisfactory levels of well being.”
6. Pan right, cover of the report
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gervais Appave, Special Advisor to the Director General, IOM:
“The migrants that report the highest levels of gains of well being are those who move from north to north.”
8. Zoom out, map
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Gervais Appave, Special Advisor to the Director General, IOM:
“When we look at south-north movement, the conclusion we come to is that, yes, it leads to improved levels of well-being, particularly in terms of economic improvement. Those who move from a developing country to a developed country report gains in economic development, but that is balanced by losses at time in emotional and social well-being.”
10. Various shots, report

Storyline

The Head of Research of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today (13 September) that “only a minority” of migrants worldwide, about 40 percent, migrate from south to north.

Laczko was discussing the findings of the World Migration Report 2013: Migrant Well-Being and Development, launched this week by IOM in Geneva.

The report presents for the first time a global picture of the well-being of migrants.

Also speaking in Geneva, Gervais Appave, Special Advisor to the Director General of IOM, said “in general terms migration does improve human development” but “many migrants still struggle to achieve satisfactory levels of well being.”

Appave said “the migrants that report the highest levels of gains of well being are those who move from north to north.”

He noted that “when we look at south-north movement, the conclusion we come to is that, yes, it leads to improved levels of well-being, particularly in terms of economic improvement” but on the other hand this is “balanced by losses at time in emotional and social well-being.”

Drawing on the findings of a Gallup World Poll, which surveyed more than 25,000 migrants in over 150 countries, the report takes a fresh look at what life is really like for migrants in the world today, whether they migrate to and between rich countries in the North, or to and between poorer countries in the South.

The report investigates how migration leads or does not lead to a better life; how satisfied migrants are with their lives compared to the local population; if they find it more difficult to find jobs or start a business; and if they are more likely to report health problems. Migrants are given a unique opportunity to tell their own stories.