A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment of Policy, Origin and Destination Effects: The DEMIG project ran from 2010 to 2014 and tracked 6,500 migration policy changes (both immigration and emigration) in 45 countries, most of them enacted in the 1945-2013 period.

Global economies at all stages of development are going through profound changes in the nature of jobs and labour. Demographic shifts, global influences such as climate change, and technological innovation are shaping the future of work in ways that risk creating a mismatch between today’s training...

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. Data is gathered participatively through field and...

The Project on Decent Work Regulation (DWR) responds to UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8, which promotes inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all. To achieve these objectives, effective labour regulation is crucial. Strong labour laws are a vital component...

DTM data is shared with humanitarian actors to inform response. In partnership with many of the Global Clusters, Areas of Responsibility and Working Groups, DTM has developed tools to support and strengthen cooperation in the field and ensure that the data collected is useful to Partners’...

The ILO has developed the decent work agenda, which looks at job creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue, with gender equality as a crosscutting objective.

The 2018 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the fourth of its kind mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. It covers 142 countries and provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons...

This pilot study looks at the potential of using harmonized census data to monitor progress towards the SDG disaggregation goal at the global level and assess to what extent migrants may be “left behind.”

The paper presents an overview of the development of a methodology for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 10.7.2 on the number of countries with migration policies to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people.

This report from looks at the linkages between the SDGs and UNHCR’s statelessness mandate and the #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness in 10 Years.

The Marrakech Mayors Declaration was adopted at the 5th Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development and contains the commitments of mayors and city leaders to advance the principles and objectives of both Compacts in unison. 

This report presents information on levels and trends in international migration, including refugees and asylum seekers, for regions and countries of the world, the state of international migration policies of the Member States, and the ratification and adoption status of migration-related legal...

This is the third edition of a handbook where the IPU and UNHCR have collaborated to provide guidance on the international legal framework for the right to nationality and reduction of statelessness, providing concrete examples where domestic law provisions have led to successful outcomes.

The purpose of the Guidelines concerning statistics of international labour migration is to help countries to develop their national statistical system by collecting comparable statistics on international labour migration in order to provide an improved information base for the various users, taking...

This report presents estimates at country, regional, and global levels of the number of unregistered children, assessing what policy measures will be needed to achieve universal birth registration by 2030. The publication points to stronger civil registration systems as the most effective strategy...

This data bulletin describes strategies for understanding and enhancing national migration policies and governance structures. It provides a clear overview of selected indices of migration policies. 

This convention from the United Nations was adopted in 1954 and entered into force in 1960. Its objective is to protect stateless individuals, and as of 2020, 94 member states were party to the convention.

IOM works to support the responsible use of biometrics in order to enhance migration management and empower migrants.

This website is an electronically published and updated guidance tool intended to support UNHCR staff and other stakeholders by providing a comprehensive repository of good practices in registration and identity management.

The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) has a campaign on advocating for firewalls, which protect people in an irregular situation by facilitating their access to essential services without fearing for their status. This webpage provides a variety of online...