Question

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9. What is the relation between migration and human security?
Discuss.
প্রব্রজন ও মানবীয় নিরাপত্তার মধ্যে সম্পর্ক কী? আলােচনা করাে।​

Answer 1

International migration is defined by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as “the movement of persons who leave their country of origin or the country of habitual residence, to establish themselves either permanently or temporarily in another country” (International Organization for Migration 2005). Many factors influence the decision of people to relocate, but experience so far has singled out two dominant reasons: the need for economic security and/or a threat to safety. In this way, human security is involved in both reasons through freedom from fear (conflicts and state sponsored violence) and freedom from want (poverty, development concerns and economic issues), the basic elements of security. Environmental factors, such as natural disasters, are considered to be the third factor impacting migration patterns and new migration typology classifies these people as environmental refugees (Jacobson, 1998; Myers, 2002; Bates, 2002)