World Migration Report 2022
• It is released by the UN affiliated International Organization for Migration (IOM).
It is released every two years once
Findings of the 2022 report
1) 30.7 million new displacements were triggered by disasters in 145 countries and territories
2) Total internal displacement due to disaster, conflict and violence has increased in comparison to 2019, despite containment due to the novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020: To 40.5 million in 2020, from 31.5 million in 2019.
3) Storms accounted for 14.6 million displacements and floods for 14.1 million.
4) Extreme temperatures have displaced some 46,000 people anew; droughts caused new displacement of 32,000 people in 2020.
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