9 mln int'l migrants live in Egypt: IOM
STORY: 9 mln int'l migrants live in Egypt: IOM
DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:50
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Sudanese migrants
2. various of Syrian migrants (in restaurants, cafes, and mobile shop)
3. various of Yemeni migrants (in a sweet shop and a hospital where injured receiving treatment)
STORYLINE:
According to figures released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Sunday, more than 9 million international migrants from about 130 countries live in Egypt.
In a statement, IOM said the number of international migrants residing in Egypt is 9,012,582, which constitutes 8.7 percent of the Egyptian population.
According to the statement, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of international migrants since 2019, because the prolonged instability in Egypt's neighboring countries prompted Sudanese, South Sudanese, Syrians, Ethiopians, Iraqis and Yemenis to seek refuge in the North African country.
The IOM noted international migrants have
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