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While #COVID19 affects us all, that impact is not even: it has been particularly harsh for those already vulnerable, including migrants, refugees and IDPs. Inequities remain a challenge which we need to do more to address within & between borders.
The pandemic has far-reaching consequences for those on the move with precarious livelihoods, including those with limited access to social protection & particularly migrant women. The loss of employment & wages is leading to a decline in remittances
Border closures & other movement restrictions have had severe impacts on the security of many people on the move who may find themselves trapped in deeply dangerous situations. Stranded migrants, ongoing use of detention, forced returns, unchecked xenophobia, remain too common.
We are deeply concerned that #Migrants will fall lower down priorities as states refocus their energies towards other challenges. How we build back our mobility systems, suitably health-proofed, but in ways that protect everyone, will be an emerging challenge.
Join us 17 June for the latest #UNNetworkonMigration online discussion.This session is focused on the SG’s recent policy brief on #COVID19 and People on the Move. I will be joined by @IOMChief, USG @UNDESA, @GillianTriggs, @CharlottePetriG, @asakookai, DDG @ilo & @meghan_benton
