Europe is preparing for a potential rise in immigration from the Middle East due to the escalating conflict in the region, as countries try to avoid another wave of refugees to the continent, according to the UN’s top migration official.
Amy Pope, director-general of the International Organization for Migration, told the FT that the conflict in the Middle East will lead to greater migration movements if it continues.
“We’re in a region where there’s already been a lot of instability . . . you pile in on top of that the conflict that’s happening and the likelihood or the possibility that the conflict is prolonged, and we will start to see people moving,” she said.