Global migrants reach 191 million (BBC)

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Global migrants reach 191 million (BBC)

Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of origin - up by about a quarter since 1990, a United Nations report on migration says.

The report by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says most migrants have gone to rich countries - one in five of them to the US.

In some countries money sent home from abroad accounts for a large proportion of the national income.

Mr Annan said migration was a now a major feature of international life.

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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5054214.stm

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