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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILY REMITTANCES

New York, 16 June 2020

On the International Day of Family Remittances, and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize the determination of 200 million migrants who regularly send money home, and the 800 million family members living in communities throughout the developing world who depend on those resources.

Last year, remittances to low- and middle-income countries reached...