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Mixed migration

Mixed migration is a relatively new term – in wider usage in the last decade – which seeks to capture the intertwined and multifaceted drivers of movement of&...
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Migration drivers

Human migration is a global phenomenon. In 2020, about 281 million international migrants and hundreds of millions of internal migrants have changed their place of residence any time in the past (UNDESA, 2021). Bu...
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Citizenship and migration

Citizenship is a core feature of the international state system. Through laws on citizenship and electoral rights, states determine who belongs to the people in whose name they govern and for whom they assume resp...

Migration data relevant for the COVID-19 pandemic

Migrants – particularly in lower paid jobs and in irregular situations – may be both more affected by and vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19, but migrants also play an important role in the response to COVID-19 ...

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Accurate, timely, interoperable? Data management in the asylum procedure in Austria

The study focuses on the types of data that are collected on asylum seekers in Austria, from the moment when an application is lodged and until a first-instance decision is issued, and how the data are managed. Re...
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The Migration Governance Indicators Success Stories

This booklet is a compilation of success stories stemming from the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) process. Reflecting on the achievements of the MGI programme on the eve of its fifth anniversary, this publi...
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Gender and Migration Data: A guide for evidence-based, gender-responsive migration governance

The purpose of this note is to provide concrete guidance to policymakers, national statistical offices (NSOs) and practitioners on why it is important to promote gender-responsiveness when collecting, producing, u...
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Uncertain Pathways: How gender shapes the experiences of children on the move

The number of persons living outside their country of birth or citizenship reached a record high of 281 million in 2020 – representing 3.6 per cent of the global population. Children younger than 18 accounted for ...

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Migration Data and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Introduction The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes for the first time the contribution of migration to sustainable development. Migration is a cross-cutting issue in the 2030 Agenda, ...

SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY

What do we know? Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators below are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers                based on thei...

SDG 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION

What do we know? Source: Migration for Sustainable Development, 2023 Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators below are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers     ...

SDG 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

What do we know? Source: Migration for Sustainable Development (M4D NET), 2023 Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: To facilitate the implementation of the global indicator framework, all in...

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Towards the finish line: What data tells us about migrants’ needs and contributions to the SDGs

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been a beacon of hope since their adoption in 2015. They help monitor progress towards a more equitable and sustainable world by 2030. However, as we re...
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Disaggregating SDG Data by Migration Status: The Swiss experience

The Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) currently collects data disaggregated by migration status for eight SDG goals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 16. 
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Disaggregating SDG Data by Migration Status: The South African experience

Country reporting for the SDGs in South Africa is coordinated by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) through the South Africa National Statistics System (SANSS), in consultation with other government departments, t...
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Do awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of irregular migration support safer migration decisions? IOM research provides new evidence.

Forthcoming impact evaluation studies provide evidence on the potential effects of awareness-raising campaigns to enhance safer decision-making of potential migrants. Migrants as Messengers community gather...

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Using Facebook data to predict hate crimes against refugees in Germany

This project analysed data from the Facebook page of the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) to predict incidents of hate crime against refugees in German municipalities
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Estimating global migration flows by combining traditional and innovative data sources using machine learning

By using machine learning, this research project combines multiple innovative data sources such as Google search and air traffic data with traditional migration statistics to estimate global migration flows
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COVID-19 Mobility Monitoring Project: Using mobile phones’ location data to measure effects of Italy’s lockdown on human mobility

COVID-19 Mobility Monitoring Project: Using mobile phones’ location data to measure effects of Italy’s lockdown on human mobility
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PulseSatellite: A collaborative tool using human-AI interaction to extract information from satellite imagery for humanitarian purposes

Using artificial intelligence to extract information from satellite imagery for humanitarian purposes

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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...
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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"...
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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...
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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

Migration Governance Profile: The Republic of Tajikistan

This country Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of The Republic of Tajikistan (hereafter referred to as Tajikistan) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development,...

Migration Governance Profile: The Kingdom of Cambodia

This country Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of The Kingdom of Cambodia (hereafter referred to as Cambodia) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development, as...

Migration Governance Profile: The Republic of Angola

This country Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of The Republic of Angola (hereafter referred to as Angola) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development, as eval...

Perfil de Governança da Migração: República de Angola

O relatório de país descreve exemplos de áreas bem desenvolvidas da República de Angola (doravante referida como Angola), estruturas de governança migratória e áreas com potencial para desenvolvimento futuro, aval...

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Migration data in Western Africa

Western Africa1 has long been characterized by high levels of mobility, a trend that far predates the current configuration of borders established during the colonial era.  An estimated 7.6 million internatio...

Migration data in Middle Africa

The nine countries that make up Middle Africa1– Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guin...

Migration data in Western Asia

Mobility in Western Asia1 has deep historical roots, and it has also witnessed a lot of voluntary and forced migratory movements in the past century. The economic and political diversity in the sub-region have led...
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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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