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IMRF Round table 4 Dialogue, 9 February 2022

Recording of the webinar on Round table 4 of the International Migration Review Forum, held as part of the Dialogue Series in the build up to the Forum, on 9 February 2022.

Arabic- Enhancing migration data and evidence-based policy making in Africa: recent initiatives and next steps

Accurate, reliable and timely data that are disaggregated by sex, age, migration status, and other characteristics are vital for informed public discourse on migration and the formulation of evidence-based and migrant inclusive policies.

Safe and fair migration through Migrant Workers Resource Center

A video on Gender Responsive Migrant Worker Resources Center (MRC) and the One-Roof Integrated Services (LTSA) for Indonesian migrant workers.

Collecting Migration Data: Administrative vs. Survey Data

This video looks at the pros and cons of using administrative data vs. survey data for answering migration research questions as well as the pros and cons of different kinds of administrative data.
atlas of migration, migration data

Atlas of Migration: Easily Accessible Migration Data

This video explains the Atlas of Migration developed by the European Commission’s Knowledge Center on Migration and Demography. This is a collection of data from numerous sources in a central, easily accessible online platform.

Where to Find Migration Data

This video gives insight into some of the best and most easily accessible migration (and remittance) data and databases.

UN-Habitat–UNICEF Neighbourhood Profiles in Lebanon (UN-Habitat Lebanon)

Neighbourhood profiles are reports containing original spatialized data and analysis, generated within an area-based framework, and synthesized to respond to the evidence needs of sector specialists, multisector practitioners, and local authorities.

Remittances Data

This main purpose of this video is to help users find the most accurate and easily accessible data and statistics on remittances. Additionally, this video shortly discusses the different types of remittances and some main trends.

Classifying and Defining Migrants for Statistics

This video explains the different ways that migrants are defined in statistics and what consequences that has for the number of migrants that are counted.

Migrant Stocks vs. Migrant Flows

This short 'explainer' video explains the differences between migration stock data and migration flow data.

Panel Discussion "GCM Objective 1" (Diaspora Transnationalism)

Virtual Panel Discussion on "GCM Objective 1: Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies", jointly being organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Philippines, Cross-Regional Centre for Refugee and Migration (CCRM), Lebanon, Global Research Forum on

TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Data on migrant children

Danzhen You, Senior Adviser on Statistics and Monitoring at UNICEF, shares her views on data on migrant and displaced children.

Protecting Sustainable Livelihoods with Innovative Border Security

What is the relationship between migration and security, and how does this impact sustainable development? Good border management can help States maintain security, protect biodiversity, and promote small-scale fishers’ access to productive resources, services and markets.

International Migrants Day (18 December 2019) - UN Chief's Message

Video message by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, on International Migrants Day (18 December 2019).

The Global Compact for Migration

You've heard about the Global Compact for Migration? What's it about?

Migration Governance Indicators (MGI)

This video presents the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI), a framework developed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to support states in assessing the comprehensiveness of their migration policies, as well as in

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