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Number global migrants rises dramatically, especially in Asia: U.N
2015-12-18 17:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The number of international migrants soared to 244 million this year, an increase of more than 40 percent from the year 2000, as economic need, global markets and a desire for better lives put more people on the move, the United Nations said on Friday. Nearly half of the world's migrants were born in Asia, which has provided the most migrants - 1.7 million people per year - over the last 15 years, followed by Europe, according to a report by the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs....
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