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International Migration has become a global phenomenon involving a range of sending, destination and transit countries and a diverse group of migrants. This book, the first World Migration Report produced by IOM, provides a global account of contemporary trends, issues and problems in international migration along with some of the main challenges and opportunities now facing the international community. The first part of the book examines the scale of migration and characteristics of international migrants, the types of movements, the factors that contribute to migration, the global contexts in which these movements occur, and the most burning policy issues that are currently being debated. The second part reviews migration trends, recent policy developments and key issues affecting migration in major regions of the world.