Millions of migrants across Russia, Central Asia, ‘teetering on the brink’, as UN launches urgent appeal

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched an urgent $7 million appeal on Thursday, to ease the impact of COVID-19 on migrant communities in five Central Asian countries and the Russian Federation, where the pandemic is pushing a growing number of migrant workers into poverty.

Millions of migrants across Russia, Central Asia, ‘teetering on the brink’, as UN launches urgent appeal
May 15, 2020 at 10:02AM : International People Search
May 15, 2020 at 10:02AM

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