OECD: COVID-19 crisis puts migration and progress on integration at risk

OECD stands for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It’s an intergovernmental organization dedicated to economic progress and world trade.

Today, the OECD released its International Migration Outlook 2020. The tome is 369 pages long. Yikes.

Let’s talk about a big takeaway: COVID-19 has had “a major impact on migration flows,” with 2020 projected to be a “historical low for international migration in the OCED area.” (Executive Summary, p. 11).

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-KitJ