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World Migration Report 2015

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WORLD MIGRATION REPORT 2015 Migrants and Cities: New Urban Partnerships to Manage Mobility

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Terms

GLOSSARY

Terms

Agglomeration economy

Low- and middle-income countries

Circular migration

Megacity

City competitiveness

Metropolitan area/region

Country of destination

Migrant stock

Country of origin

Migration corridor

Country of transit

North

Cross-border migration

Outmigration

Development

Peri-urbanization

Diaspora

Receiving country

Diversity

Refugee

Economic migrant

Regular migration

Emigration

Remittances

Forced migration

Return migration

Foreign-born

Sanctuary city

Gateway city

Seasonal migrant worker/migration

Global city

Secondary city

Governance

Sending country

High-income countries

Slum

Host country

Squatter settlement

Immigration

South

Informal settlement

South–South migration

In-migration

Transit city

Internal migration

Urban

Internally displaced person (IDP)

Urban agglomeration

Irregular migrant

Urban growth

Irregular migration

Urban sprawl

Labour migration

Urbanization

Livelihoods

Vulnerability


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