Migration and Poverty

This video looks at how migration and poverty are related. It explains how poverty can affect migration but also how migration can affect poverty.

Links
Who is a Migrant?
   • Who is a migrant?  
Why do People Migrate?
   • Why do people migrate? How do they de...  
What are Remittances?
   • What are remittances? Understanding R...  

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:19 Understanding Migration
0:45 Understanding Poverty
1:45 Poverty’s Effects on Migration
2:22 Migration’s Effects on Poverty

References
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Music by bensound.com
Animation by Kevin O’Dell, UNU-MERIT Researcher