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Migration data sources

The demands for migration data arising from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have prompted the international statistical community to review the use of traditional sources for migration data, such as po...
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Big data, migration and human mobility

The term "big data" includes anonymized data that are generated by users of mobile devices, internet-based platforms, or by digital sensors and meters, for example, satellite imagery. With about 5.16 billion uniqu...
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Data2X Big Data and Gender Brief Series: Gender Gaps in Urban Mobility

This series from Data2X features research examining insights from big data on women and girls. The 2-page briefs cover a variety of topics including how big data can highlight gendered urban mobility, educational ...
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2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals

The 2017 Atlas on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a visual guide to data and development. It features over 150 maps and data visualizations that show how societies are making progress towards the 17 goals.
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UNESCAP Stats Brief

Can mobile phone data be used for official statistics? Asia and the Pacific say yes.

This paper presents outcomes from a Regional Workshop on the Use of Mobile Phone Data for Official Statistics, hosted by BPS Indonesia in conjunction with UN ESCAP, UN DESA, Pulse Lab Jakarta and the UN Globa...
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Immigration Data Matters - online guide

This online guide from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) links users to data on immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The guide includes more than 220 data sources compiled by gov...
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The Data Innovation Directory: Unlocking the potential of big data for migration policy

Whether we love it or loathe it, technology affects almost every aspect of our lives and it is likely to gain further influence in the future. We write e-mails and WhatsApp messages; send pictures and videos;...
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Using Facebook data to trace relocations from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

It is impossible to provide timely estimates of human migration flows after natural disasters by using only traditional data. Facebook offers new opportunities as a complementary source of information. An internat...
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5 recommendations to improve data for safe, orderly and regular migration

It is widely acknowledged that there is a paucity of basic data on international migration and that existing data are not fully utilized or shared. On many occasions, the UN General Assembly has called for reliabl...
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Measuring migration with big data and innovative data sources

Emilio Zagheni, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, explains how big data and innovative data sources can contribute to measuring migration.  
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Using Big Data to identify migration drivers

Teddy Wilkin, Head of Sector and Constantinos Melachrinos, Research Officer at EASO explain how big data can be used to identify migration drivers along the Central Mediterranean Route.
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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Using big data to understand migration (Part 3)

Alessandro Sorichetta, principal Research Fellow at the WorldPop Programme, shares his views on the use of big data to understand migration. This interview took place during the workshop "Big Data and alternative ...
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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Migration Data and the SDGs

Claire Melamed, Executive Director of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data shares her views on migration data and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This interview took place during first...
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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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Use of new data sources for measuring international migration

Use of new data sources for measuring international migration

Migration and other forms of cross-border mobility are issues of high policy importance. Demands for statistics in these areas have further increased in light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the...
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5-Years of the Migration Data Portal

Time flies! We are celebrating five years of the Global Migration Data Portal. With migration data being scattered between various institutions and countries, the Portal was set up on 15 Decemb...
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IOM Global Data Institute Thematic Brief #1: Evidence Summary on Climate Change and the Future of Human Mobility

In the past decade, an estimated 21.6 million people annually were internally displaced by climate-related hazards worldwide (IDMC, 2022). Climate change is increasing these hazards across many parts of the world....
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Four reasons why we need gender mainstreaming in migration data

Migration data disaggregation by sex is necessary but also not sufficient in understanding the lived experiences of migrants with diverse genders. Gender identities as the usual conflation of sex and gender narrow...
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Afghan women, migration, and their future

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Unaccompanied migrant children

Unaccompanied or separated children face increased health risks during migration

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Disability-inclusive data in migration: How far have we come?

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Visible in advocacy but missing in data: Migrants and persons with disabilities

Like any average 20-something year old, Nujeen Mustafa regularly tweets and Instagrams. But unlike most of her peers, she’s co-authored a book with an internationally acclaimed journalist, received a prestigious a...
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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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Do awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of irregular migration support safer migration decisions? IOM research provides new evidence.
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