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IOM: Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees

Worldwide, migrants and refugees alike suffer from lack of support, whether it be from discrimination or country policy. The conditions of migration are precarious, with high mortality rates upwards of 74,000 since 2014. Even those who brave the worst of it are met upon arrival with unmanaged, unorganized, and near unlivable conditions. Immigration systems worldwide are often backlogged, taking it upwards of 7 years to receive citizenship. Asylum seekers have also been denied proper process, and have been failed by systems they should be able to trust. Even then, those who eventually obtain citizenship are often not well-received, as xenophobia can be observed  in the workplace and within healthcare systems. There is often widespread lack of access to humanitarian aid, welfare, and real estate options. Migrants are not only failed by the injustices of country policy and systems but also by the prejudices of society. 

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Delegates will gather to debate solutions on how to ameliorate the damages done by the exclusion of migrants; countries and governments will find ways to accommodate migrants by providing equal opportunities in jobs, residency, healthcare, and education, while at the same time navigating social structures and prejudices.

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