The UN calls migration a human right? What do you think they mean? What is a human right? Do you agree?

232 million people (over 3% of the world’s population) live in countries they were not born in or are not citizens of (international migrants).

 

 

#2

Developed countries have taken in only 14% of the world’s refugees.

 

 

#3

More than 67% of the world’s migrants live in high-income countries.

 

 

 

an immigrant (to immigrate to)

an emigrant (to emigrate from)

a migrant worker

a refugee (to seek refuge from)

a foreigner

 

to flee (from)

abroad (to go/move abroad)

asylum (asylum seeker, to seek asylum)

 

political turmoil/repression

natural disaster

improve the quality of life

to look for an economic opportunity

employment (employer, employee, to employ)

humanitarian aid

 

settlement/resettlement

refugee camp

assimilation (to assimilate)

integration (to integrate)

 

persecution (to persecute)

xenophobia

to defend human rights
prejudice/stigma/stereotypes