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OAS and OECD to Present Fourth Report on International Migration in the Americas (SICREMI 2017)

  December 15, 2017

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will present the Fourth Report of the Continuous Reporting System on International Migration in the Americas (SICREMI 2017) on Monday, December 18 at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT) in the Hall of the Americas at the headquarters of the hemispheric institution in Washington, DC.

The Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, and the Head of the Division of International Migration of the OECD, Jean-Christophe Dumont, will open the event, and the report will be presented by the Migration Specialist in the OAS Department of Social Inclusion, Juan Manuel Jiménez and the former Principal Administrator of the Division of International Migration of the OCDE, Georges Lemaître.

Among the findings of the study are the fact that between 2012-2015, of the 7.2 million people that emigrated from the countries of the Americas, 48% moved to Canada and the United States, 34% to Latin America and the Caribbean and 18% to European countries of the OECD. The study gathers data of migrations to, from and within the Americas, and includes specific information on countries of origin and destination, refugees and asylum seekers, and unemployment among migrants.

The presentation of the report will be broadcast live on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page.

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT: OAS and OECD to Present Fourth Report on International Migration in the Americas (SICREMI 2017)

WHEN: Monday, December 18 at 10:00 EST (15:30 GMT)

WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-186/17