UN Policy Brief.
June 2020.
COVID-19 leaves few lives and places untouched. But its impact is harshest for those groups who were already in vulnerable situations before the crisis. This is particularly true for many people on the move, such as migrants in irregular situations, migrant workers with precarious livelihoods, or working in the informal economy, victims of trafficking in persons as well as people fleeing their homes because of persecution, war, violence, human rights violations or disaster, whether within their own countries — internally displaced persons (IDPs) — or across international borders — refugees and asylum-seekers.
COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on people on the move contrasts with their outsized role on the frontlines of responding to the crisis - highlighting their broader contributions to societies around the world - while caring for the sick and elderly or keeping up food supplies during lockdowns.
Against this background, the COVID-19 crisis presents us with an opportunity to reimagine human mobility for the benefit of all while advancing our central commitment of the 2030 Agenda to leave no one behind.
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