Political and Social Responses to Forced Migration

What should be our reactions to forced migration? Well, at the core, we should understand what is forcing this desperate migration and address those underlying conditions. And at the same time, we should maintain a compassionate and law-based way to help those who are in this desperate situation. There are three fundamental forces that are causing people to desperately leave their homes and sending tens of millions of people into internal displacement and cross-border migration. These are conflicts, environmental shocks, and extreme poverty.

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