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Child and young migrants

Collecting and disaggregating migration data by age is essential for analysing the age dynamics of migrant populations. Child and young migrants are at risk of abuse, trafficking and exploitation, especi...
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Migrant rights

Under international law, migrants have rights by virtue of their humanity. International human rights instruments, or treaties and documents such as declarations, are of general application and therefore apply to ...
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Human trafficking

The crime of human trafficking is complex and dynamic, taking place in a wide variety of contexts and difficult to detect. One of the greatest challenges in developing targeted counter-trafficking responses and me...
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development consists of a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. Migration is specifically referenced in seven of the SDGs and is also a cross-cut...

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Migration, Environment, Disaster and Climate Change Data in the Eastern Caribbean: Saint Lucia Country Analysis

The reports entitled Migration, Environment, Disaster and Climate Change Data in the Eastern Caribbean are based on a regional study assessing the national and regional data systems on migration, environment, disa...
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Migration, Environment, Disaster and Climate Change Data in the Eastern Caribbean: Saint Kitts and Nevis Country Analysis

The reports entitled Migration, Environment, Disaster and Climate Change Data in the Eastern Caribbean are based on a regional study assessing the national and regional data systems on migration, environment, disa...
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Migration, Environment, Disaster and Climate Change Data in the Eastern Caribbean: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Country Analysis

The reports entitled Migration, Environment, Disaster and Climate Change Data in the Eastern Caribbean are based on a regional study assessing the national and regional data systems on migration, environment, disa...
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Migration, Environment, Disaster and Climate Change Data in the Eastern Caribbean: Commonwealth of Dominica Country Analysis

The reports entitled Migration, Environment, Disaster and Climate Change Data in the Eastern Caribbean are based on a regional study assessing the national and regional data systems on migration, environment, disa...

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Migration Data and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Migration in the SDGs The SDGs’ central reference to migration is made in Target 10.7 to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the ...

SDG 1: END POVERTY IN ALL ITS FORMS EVERYWHERE

Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: Target 1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than USD 1.25 a day Star Star Star Indic...

SDG 3: Good health and well-being

Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: Target 3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births Star Star Star Indicator: 3.1.1 Maternal mortality rat...

SDG 4: QUALITY EDUCATION

Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: Target 4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learni...

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How Covid-19 has made life more dangerous for migrant workers

Migrant workers often live and work in unsafe conditions. The health crisis has made their working lives even more dangerous.  
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The potential of data collected by civil society

CSO data—alongside official government data—provides further insights into COVID-19 pandemic's impact on migrants 
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Remittances to Afghanistan are lifelines: They are needed more than ever in a time of crisis

Remittances from Afghans working abroad and diaspora communities have long been critical for families and the wider economy. Along with so much else in Afghanistan, there is now uncertainty around this v...
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Remittance costs have fallen but still don't meet SDG target

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Migrant sampling using Facebook advertisements

This project has successfully sampled Polish migrants in four countries by using Facebook advertisements
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Modelling migration flows in Sub-Saharan Africa using census microdata

This study analyses census microdata from 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa to map internal and international migration movements
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“Data for Integration”: An open data challenge to enhance place-based integration policies in the European Union

Improving the use of Census data from different national statistics institutes to foster research and policy-making on local aspects of integration of migrants
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GeoMatch: Using artificial intelligence to improve refugee integration through data-driven assignments

Allocating refugees to optimal resettlement locations for integration success in the United States and Switzerland

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The Portal gets an upgrade: A new dashboard!

On 15 June, the Global Migration Data Portal unveiled its new dashboard featuring a series of tools to help policy makers, national statistics officers, journalists and the general public gain access to the latest...

Migration data in times of COVID-19: Trends and policy implications in Africa

The African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC) and IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) organized a webinar on "Migration data in times of COVID-19: Trends and policy implications in Africa"...

Collecting Migration Data: Administrative vs. Survey Data

In this video, Melissa Siegel 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 da...

Where to Find Migration Data

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

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Migration Governance Profiles

Über die Indikatoren der Migrationspolitik

Im Jahr 2015 entwickelte die IOM das „Migration Governance Framework (MiGOF)“ um zu helfen zu definieren, wie eine „gut gesteuerte Migrationspolitik" auf nationaler Eben aussehen könnte. Das MiGOF wurde von den IO...

About the Migration Governance Indicators

In 2015, IOM developed a Migration Governance Framework (MiGOF) to help define what “well-managed migration policy” might look like at the national level. The MiGOF was welcomed by IOM’s Member States the sam...

Indicadores de Gobernanza de la Migración (IGM)

En 2015, la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) desarrolló un Marco de Gobernanza de la Migración (MiGOF) para ayudar a los Estados a definir los elementos esenciales que constituyen la base nece...

Indicateurs de gouvernance des migrations (IGM)

En 2015, l'OIM a élaboré le cadre de gouvernance des migrations (MiGOF) pour aider les pays à définir ce à quoi une « politique de migration bien gérée » pourrait ressembler au niveau national. Le MiGOF a été accu...

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Migration data in Europe

A wide range of migration data is collected and disseminated in Europe at national and, sometimes, subnational level. Institutional and legal frameworks have been developed by the European Union (EU) with the aim ...
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Migration data in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa has historically been part of global migration and trade networks and continues to play an important role in both. The geographic sub-region1spans a total of 18 countries, ranging from Burundi, Rwan...
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Migration data in Northern Africa

The six countries in Northern AfricaAs defined by the UN Statistics Division – Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia – have historically been and remain significant countries of migrant destination, tr...
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Migration Data in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Migration to and from countries in Southern Africa1 is driven largely by the pursuit of economic opportunities, political instability and increasingly, environmental hazards. In a region with an estimated populati...

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Global Compact for Migration (GCM)

In the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), UN Member States agree on common goals in managing international migration in all its dimensions. The non-binding GCM encompasses 23 objectives ...

Data Bulletin 1: Informing a GCM - Global Migration Trends

This inaugural issue of the Data Bulletin provides a brief overview of key global migration trends, based on available...

Data Bulletin: Informing a Global Compact for Migration (GCM)

About the Data Bulletin Series "Data Bulletin: Informing a Global Compact for Migration", launched by IOM’s Global...

Data Bulletin 2: More Than Numbers: The value of migration data

This issue highlights that, while migration data are gaining traction on the international development agenda, as both...

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