This Migration and Development Brief (number 37 in the series) describes key developments in migration and remittance flows, and related policy and regulatory changes that have occurred since the previous brief in May 2022. The effects on migration and remittances of the Russia-Ukraine war, the...

On 26 October 2022, the Alternatives to Detention Thematic Workstream of the Regional UN Network on Migration for Asia and the Pacific held the launch event of “Promoting Alternatives to Immigration Detention in the Asia Pacific Region” in Bangkok, Thailand. This event was to disseminate the report...

Migration data, broken down by gender, allow us to gain a better handle on how gender affects the many dimensions of migration, and policymakers to begin to identify and address systematic gender inequalities related to migration. In this report, the author focuses on two particular aspects of...

Migrant workers’ contribution to socioeconomic development in Thailand cannot be overemphasized; they fill critical labour shortages in several key sectors. Among numerous efforts to govern migration more effectively and protect migrants’ rights, Thailand committed to four pledges at the first...

The online MICIC repository of practices supplements the Guidelines to Protect Migrants in Countries Experiencing Conflict or Natural Disaster. It comprises existing practices of States, international organizations, private sector actors, and civil society. The practices are illustrative of actions...

HABITABLE – Linking Climate Change, Habitability and Social Tipping Points: Scenarios for Climate Migration –  is an EU-funded project aiming at significantly advancing our understanding of the current interlinkages between climate impacts and migration and displacement patterns, and to better...

The objective of this document is to provide the readers with a better understanding of how DTM (Displacement Tracking Matrix) can contribute to data gathering and analysis on human mobility in the context of environmental degradation, climate change and disasters, and help address relevant policy...

MIEUX (MIgration EU eXpertise) Initiative is since April 2020, MIEUX+, and supports regional organisations, national ministries, local authorities, parliamentary bodies, judicial actors, and civil society organisations in improving the governance and management of migration and mobility.

As an EU...

Migration Profiles are frameworks for aggregating, in a structured and systematic manner, existing data and information from international, national and regional sources to support government policies on migration and development and improve policy coherence.

This Repository compiles Migration...

This Handbook, initiated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and further developed with the contributions of the Global Migration Group (GMG), is the result of a collaborative and fruitful cooperation between the 16 GMG agencies. 

The Handbook is divided into three main sections...

Around the world, a record number of women are now migrating to seek work and better lives. For many, migration yields these benefits; for others, it carries dangerous risks, such as exploitation in domestic work, and vulnerability to violence. Migration policies and practices have been slow to...

There is growing recognition that structural barriers and rising inequalities must be addressed in order to achieve the international agreed development goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pledge to leave no one behind, and nationally agreed targets. The COVID-19 crisis has amplified...

En mayo de 2018, el Secretario General decidió establecer la Red de las Naciones Unidas sobre Migración, una comunidad de colaboración en la que las entidades de las Naciones Unidas se reúnen para garantizar un apoyo eficaz y coordinado a nivel de todo el sistema, a los Estados Miembros en la...

The 2022 edition of International Migration Outlook analyses recent developments in migration movements and the labour market inclusion of immigrants in OECD countries. It also monitors recent policy changes in migration governance and integration in OECD countries. This edition includes a special...

The Champion countries held their first meeting after the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF). The meeting was attended by more than 40 participants representing 17 Champion countries as well as UN Network entities. The meeting aimed at brainstorming the role of Champion countries post-IMRF...

The world is watching a full-fledged attack on human rights in Afghanistan – from mobility rights to women’s rights. The response has largely been to “wait and see”, which the Afghan population is feeling. The chaos of the last two weeks of August 2021, when the world’s attention was focused on...

The 2021/2022 Human Development Report unites and extends the discussions from previous Human Development Reports under the theme of uncertainty—how it is changing, what it means for human development and how we can thrive in the face of it.

The central message of the 2021/2022 Report is...

The Global Estimates of Modern Slavery provides a picture of the scale and depth of modern slavery. The Global Estimates is the result of a collaborative effort between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Walk Free, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).