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World Migration Report 2015

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Text boxes, migrant voices, figures, tables and maps

xvi Text box 27: A legacy of sanctuary in gateway cities of the United States ......169 Text box 28: Stuttgart, Germany: The intercultural city – arrive, stay and shape..............................................................................170 Text box 29: Need for improved national and local governance on migration management in Morocco . .....................................172 Text box 30: Participatory budgeting and migrant inclusion in Porto Alegre, Brazil ............................................................................................ 175 Text box 31: Mardin, Turkey: Migrants as agents for city-making....................179

MIGRANT VOICES A tale of many cities – Living and working in Ypejhú, Buenos Aires and Madrid........................................................................................................... 30 Enjoying opportunities African cities can offer: Young mobile professional in Bujumbura.............................................................62 Rebuilding through hope: A Chadian in Lagos....................................................105 Alone in the big city of Accra: Building a future one load at a time...................129 Making new plans for the future: A Syrian refugee in Vienna............................136 Working towards a multicultural Seoul: A Vietnamese marriage migrant.........149 A business built on mutual trust and kindness: A migrant entrepreneur in Moscow.......................................................................................................... 151 Building a family link across the ocean: A Brazilian working mother in Lisbon............................................................................................................. 181

FIGURES Figure 1:

Foreign-born population in major cities.........................................39

Figure 2:

Proportion of urban population living in slums per region............44

Figure 3:

Percentage of migrants in selected urban agglomerations in India............................................................................................ 51

Figure 4:

Foreign-born population in London (2011)....................................58

Figure 5:

Challenges and opportunities for urban migrants . .......................83

Figure 6:

Urbanization and per capita GDP across countries as percentage of base year, 1960–2010.......................................122

Figure 7:

Local development cycle..............................................................145

Figure 8:

Migrants as a bridge between cities.............................................146


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