[EQ] UNFPA: State of the World Population 2006

UNFPA: State of the World Population 2006

A Passage to Hope

Women and International Migration

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, September 2006

Full Report PDF file [116p.] at:
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2006/pdf/en_sowp06.pdf

"..Today, half of all international migrants-95 million-are women and girls.
Yet, despite substantial contributions to both their families at home and
communities abroad, the needs of migrant women continue to be overlooked and
ignored.

This year's State of World Population report, A Passage to Hope: Women and
International Migration, examines the scope and breadth of female migration,
the impact of the funds they send home to support families and communities,
and their disproportionate vulnerability to trafficking, exploitation and
abuse.

The report, produced and published every year by UNFPA, the United Nations
Population Fund, reveals that although migrant women contribute billions of
dollars in cash and services, policymakers continue to disregard both their
contributions and their vulnerability-even though female migrants tend to
send a much higher proportion of their lower earnings back home than their
male counterparts .."

Content:

Introduction: http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2006/english/introduction.html

      The Good, The Bad, The Promising: Migration in the 21st Century

      A Mighty but Silent River; Women and Migration

      Selling Hope and Stealing Dreams: Trafficking in Women and the
Exploitation of Domestic Workers

      By Force, Not by Choice: Refugee Women and Asylum-Seekers

      Safeguarding Human Rights, Embracing Cultural Diversity

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