Arab League urges world to recognize, protect migrants
CAIRO: The Arab League has urged countries around the world to recognize the value of immigrants but also tackle issues that result in the exploitation of people fleeing conflict and other disasters.
To mark International Migrants Day, held on Dec. 18 every year, the league said in a statement that many migrants contribute positively to the economies of the countries where they live.
![Migrants carry a smuggling boat on their shoulders as they prepare to embark on the beach of Gravelines, northern France, in an attempt to cross the English Channel. (AFP/File)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2022/12/19/3592921-20171033.jpg)