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Pandemic: To Recover Better, We Need Safe and Orderly Migration in the Asia-Pacific
In the Asia-Pacific region, the number of international migrants has grown from 52 million in 1990 to over 65 million today, roughly 25% of all the worldâs international migrants.
A photograph by Kaung Swan Thar of a migrant worker in Yangon, Myanmar, on display at the Bangkok Art Biennale. Photo: Bangkok Art Biennale via Thomson Reuters Foundation
Migrants move in search of safer and better lives. They contribute to the welfare and sustainable development of their countries of origin and destination. Yet, they face complex human rights challenges and vulnerabilities that we must address to ensure that no one is left behind.