(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Paris Dhu-AlHijjah 08 1436 September 22 2015 SPA -- African countries and the Balkans could become major
sources of migrants adding to the flow from current hot spots in the
Middle East the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) said Tuesday according to dpa.
The group of industrialized nations said in a policy paper that 44
per cent of adults in Nigeria and 37 per cent in Senegal intend to
emigrate permanently.
Nearly 40 per cent of Albanians had the same wish and rates were
also high in Serbia Ukraine and Afghanistan.
While data for these countries comes from a 2013 survey OECD said
"it suggests that pressure is high in a number of them and could
possibly translate into large migration flows in the near future."
In sub-Saharan Africa demographic factors and economic conditions
were the biggest reasons why people want to leave while the Balkans
face high rates of poverty and unemployment especially among the
Roma minority.
The OECD also highlighted that 300000 people from Afghanistan
Turkey and Pakistan who have reached Turkey were planning to move on
the European Union.
In addition there are currently 2 million Syrian refugees in Turkey
and more than 1.1 million in Lebanon where increasing poverty and
lack of work have been fuelling the outflow to Europe.
--SPA
14:54 LOCAL TIME 11:54 GMT
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