Misinformation and politicisation of migration is ‘clouding public discourse’

Money sent home by migrants abroad has surpassed foreign direct investment in boosting the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries, UN migration agency IOM said in the latest edition of its flagship report, released on Tuesday. 

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Misinformation and politicisation of migration is ‘clouding public discourse’

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