This website offers country profiles that bring together national legislation, all international ratifications, and updates on reporting obligations. NORMLEX encompasses the following resources: Database on National Labour, Social Security and Related Human Rights Legislation (NATLEX), Global...

The working group focuses on advancing SDG Indicator 10.7.1. on recruitment costs, helping to build the capacity of national statistical agencies to collect recruitment cost data, identifying policies and interventions to reduce recruitment costs paid by migrant workers, analyzing the impact of low...

Guidance note prepared by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) under the guidance of the Expert Group on Migration Statistics for the use in population censuses and household surveys.

Displacement.iom.int is an IOM online platform designed to enhance access to Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) information products on internal displacement, including a visualization of the scale of displacement monitored by IOM. It is designed to facilitate a better understanding of displacement...

The thematic working group “Data and Demographics” of Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development focuses on expanding the scope of data collection by way of disaggregated data and developing models to investigate the link between migration and development. 

This page from the Migration Data Portal gives an overview of existing sources for migrant data and the strengths and limitations of each in terms of producing different migration statistics.

WorldPop develops peer-reviewed research and methods for the construction of open and high-resolution geospatial data on population distributions, demographic and dynamics, with a focus on low and middle income countries.

RemitSCOPE Africa is a component of the PRIME Africa project – a 4 year project funded by the European Commission and managed by the Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) within the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). PRIME Africa aims to reduce the costs of remittances...

ILO Statistical Department’s (STATISTICS) decided to restart collection of ILMS at global level. Statistics from official sources, mainly labour force surveys, censuses and administrative datasets, are collected on International Labour Migration Questionnaires (ILMQ) developed by the ILO. The ILMS...

The International Data Alliance for Children on the Move (IDAC) is a cross-sectoral global coalition comprised of governments (including experts from national statistical offices and migration-relevant line ministries), international and regional organizations, NGOs, think tanks, academics, and...

The United Nations system is committed to supporting the implementation, follow-up and review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). To this end, the United Nations established a Network on Migration to ensure effective, timely and coordinated system-wide support to...

In the report we collate, and draw out key findings from, a series of twelve ODI policy briefings which analyse the interrelationship between migration and key development areas. Each briefing explores how the links between migration and these different development issues affect the achievement of...

The Migration Data Portal aims to serve as a unique access point to timely, comprehensive migration statistics and reliable information about migration data globally.
 

This guide is designed to serve government actors, both national and local, involved in any process of Sustainable Development Goal implementation, including those working specifically in migration, and those working in other sectors who are interested in integrating migration. It is also for...

This report and the research underlying it are based on more than five years of collaborations in the framework of the Technical Working Group on Policy and Institutional Coherence within the Global Knowledge Partnerships on Migration and Development (KNOMAD). Considering target 10.7 of the...

UNFPA provides technical guidance on how to measure migration through population and housing censuses and recommends specific questions for inclusion in all censuses of the 2020 census round.

This booklet aims to serve as a practical guide to implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) by exploring each of the 23 GCM objectives to break the Compact down into accessible parts with ideas for implementation. In addition to serving as a stand-alone tool...

The United Nations Expert Group on Migration Statistics initiated its work in June 2017 on data disaggregation by migratory status for monitoring the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In March 2018, the Group was formalized by the Statistical Commission at its forty-ninth session in 2018. The...

The Mechanism creates opportunities for cities to influence the GFMD discussions and provides them with opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and exchange. It establishes a platform to interact with States, civil society and the private sector, and provides avenues to bolster innovative solutions.