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Women migrants under UN spotlight
According to a UN report on population that was launched last week, half of all international migrants, about 95 million people, are largely women and girls. Yet, despite substantial contributions to both their families at home and communities abroad, the needs of migrant women continue to be overlooked and ignored.
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According to a UN report on population that was launched last week, half of all international migrants, about 95 million people, are largely women and girls. Yet, despite substantial contributions to both their families at home and communities abroad, the needs of migrant women continue to be overlooked and ignored.
The United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) State of World Population report titled "A Passage to Hope: Women and International Migration" examines the scope and breadth of female migration, the impact of the funds they send home to support families and communities, and their disproportionate vulnerability to trafficking, exploitation and abuse.
At a press conference in New York, Laura Laski, UNFPA's Senior Technical Adviser told reporters that governments and the international community as a whole need to discuss how to manage migration so that the rights of the most disadvantaged migrants - women, young people and children - are protected.
Every year, for instance, millions of women migrate as domestic workers from Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and increasingly from Africa, to Europe and North America, the Gulf States and the industrialising nations of Asia but labour laws rarely protect such workers, nor do they permit them to organise. This leaves millions dependent on employers for their continued legal presence in the host country, in addition to housing, food, and wages.
In addition to the main report, UNFPA launched "Moving Young", a special companion volume that explores the topic of migration through the words of migrant youth. Khadija Al Mourabit, a youth representative of Moroccan decent was also present at the press conference and talked about her experiences as a second generation Muslim in the Netherlands.
The launch of the State of World Population 2006 comes just a week before the UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in New York. This meeting, which will take place from 14 to 15 September, is the first of its kind to bring together the world's governments to discuss the many challenges and benefits of migration.
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At a press conference in New York, Laura Laski, UNFPA's Senior Technical Adviser told reporters that governments and the international community as a whole need to discuss how to manage migration so that the rights of the most disadvantaged migrants - women, young people and children - are protected.
Every year, for instance, millions of women migrate as domestic workers from Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and increasingly from Africa, to Europe and North America, the Gulf States and the industrialising nations of Asia but labour laws rarely protect such workers, nor do they permit them to organise. This leaves millions dependent on employers for their continued legal presence in the host country, in addition to housing, food, and wages.
In addition to the main report, UNFPA launched "Moving Young", a special companion volume that explores the topic of migration through the words of migrant youth. Khadija Al Mourabit, a youth representative of Moroccan decent was also present at the press conference and talked about her experiences as a second generation Muslim in the Netherlands.
The launch of the State of World Population 2006 comes just a week before the UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in New York. This meeting, which will take place from 14 to 15 September, is the first of its kind to bring together the world's governments to discuss the many challenges and benefits of migration.
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