Thousands of migrants stranded worldwide by pandemic: UN

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GENEVA - Many thousands of migrants have been left stranded by the coronavirus pandemic, unable to move due to lockdowns and border closures around the globe, the United Nations said Thursday.

The UN's International Organization for Migration said in Southeast Asia, East Africa and Latin America, many were attempting to return to their countries of origin but were unable to do so.

The IOM manages around 1,100 camps worldwide and assisted roughly 2.4 million displaced people in 2019. But the lockdown restrictions have only created "a backlog of people waiting" -- stranded migrants who, once movement restrictions start to lift, will head for Europe again.

 

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