People migrate for various reasons, including economic opportunities, family reunification, education, conflict, persecution, and environmental factors. In 2022, 281 million people were international migrants, contributing to their home economies through remittances, while forced migration due to conflict and disasters affected 108.4 million people, highlighting significant humanitarian challenges.
Student submission by Natalia Smith:
Category: Migrations, displaced peoples, refugees
Description: This image is from a volunteer-ran refugee relief warehouse in Calais, France in March 2019. This room is where clothing donations are meticulously sorted to ensure that the options provided to the refugees are suitable. Some examples of unsuitable clothing would be overly revealing women’s clothing or children’s clothing that have ocean-related images like boats or fish.