Ethiopian State Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Zerihun Kebede and IOM Deputy Director General Ambassador Laura Thompson, launched IOM’s World Migration Report 2013: Migrant Well-Being and Development, in Addis Ababa on Wednesday November 6th.

The event was honored by the presence of different country Ambassadors based in Addis Ababa, high level African Union delegates and senior Ethiopian high government officials. 

At the launch, the State Minister stated that the Ethiopian government acknowledges the serious challenges migration pauses and has started to take serious measures to curb irregular migration from Ethiopia.

Also speaking at the launch, the Deputy Director General for IOM emphasized that, “The shape of the global development agenda beyond 2015 is yet unknown, but it is evident that there will be a need for a much stronger evidence base to better reflect the linkages between migration and development.” This year’s report is the seventh in IOM’s World Migration Report series and builds upon the conclusions of the 2011 World Migration Report entitled Communicating Effectively about Migration. “The WMR 2013 is the first ever global report that gives a voice to the migrants and seeks to establish how migrants themselves, rather than researchers or advocates assess their migration experience. 

This year’s report draws upon the findings of a unique source of data – the Gallup World Poll. The Poll surveyed 25,000 migrants taking into consideration various factors contributing to their well-being.  The WMR 2013 takes a fresh look at what life is really like for migrants in the world today, whether they migrate to and between rich countries in the North, or to and between poorer countries in the South.

Read the world Migration Report 2013