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The world wants to emigrate says Gallup poll

19:55 04/04/2013
A global poll conducted by Gallup suggests that around 640m people around the world, 13% of the world's adult population, want to emigrate. Most, but by no means all of these come from Asia and...

Half a million people sought asylum in developed world in 2012 says UN

9:20 25/03/2013
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a report which says that 479,300 people from the developing world sought asylum in the developed world in 2012. The number is the...

UN launches appeal for Syria

15:27 22/12/2012
The United Nations has issued a request for US$1.5bn to help support 5m Syrians displaced by the Syrian conflict. The UN has said that it needs US$519.6m to support 4m people internally displaced in...

Immigrants prospering in OECD countries

15:33 10/12/2012
Immigrants made up 10% of the population in OECD countries in 2010, according to a new report from the OECD. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development was founded in 1961 by 20...

Report calls for targeted immigration to combat global skills shortages

15:47 30/11/2012
Hays, the global recruitment company has issued its Global Skills Index 2012, a report on the state of the global labour market. It has studied labour markets worldwide and come up with findings and...

Over 200,000 Syrian children are going cold as winter approaches

13:37 21/11/2012
Children's charity Save the Children has warned that there are 200,000 Syrian children facing discomfort and maybe death because they have inadequate clothing and bedding to cope with the winter in...

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