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Money migrants send home a ‘critical lifeline’ for one in seven people worldwide

Money migrants send home a ‘critical lifeline’ for one in seven people worldwide

Apr 11, 2017, at 02:12 pm

New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Despite the political fire drawn by the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe and beyond, a senior official from the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday highlighted the vital development benefit of the nearly half a trillion dollars that migrants send home each year to poor families and countries.

Refugees see mobile connectivity as critical lifeline – new UN report

Refugees see mobile connectivity as critical lifeline – new UN report

Sep 15, 2016, at 01:24 pm

New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): Many refugees view access to a mobile phone and the Internet as being as critical to their safety and security as food, water and shelter, according to a new report out on Wednesday from the United Nations refugee agency and a technology consulting company.