Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 26
Paragraph
Paragraph text
In 2013, migrants sent approximately $404 billion in remittances. Migrants who moved from countries with a low human development index to countries with a higher index experienced, on average, a 15-fold increase in income, a doubling in education enrolment rates and a 16-fold reduction in child mortality. If the human rights of migrants are effectively promoted, respected and protected within well-governed migration processes, such development outcomes can be greatly enhanced.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants