Ugochi Daniels at WUF13: There are around 300M migrants worldwide

There are 300 million migrants worldwide.

Report informs that Ugochi Daniels, Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration, said this during her speech on "Migration and Cities: a framework for safe, innovative and sustainable governance" held as part of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku.

According to her, more than 55% of the world"s population lives in cities.

"The world is urbanizing rapidly. New jobs are being created as part of urbanization. Discussions were held within WUF13 on building cities that respond to crises. We call on all governments to unite to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals," she said.