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IOM data overview

Through a large footprint of offices worldwide, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) collects and reports on original data from a number of sources in its own programmes and operations. Som...
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Public opinion on migration

Surveys of public opinion on migration are common in many countries. Typically, these polls tend to ask questions about the population’s general views on immigration and immigrants. Public opinion on migration can...
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Migration and dual citizenship (data for 2016)

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...
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GCM Development process

On 19 September 2016, Heads of State and Government from the 193 UN Member States came together at the UN General Assembly to discuss topics related to migration and refugees at the global level. The adoption of t...
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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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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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IOM Ireland COVID report

IOM Ireland Rapid Policy Survey Report:The Irish Government’s Policy Response to COVID-19 from a Migration Governance Lens March 2020 – August 2020

IOM Ireland carried out a rapid policy survey in May 2020 in partnership with Ireland’s Department of Justice and Equality, with the objective of gaining a comprehensive view of policy measures taken by Ireland in...
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Technical paper: Development, validation and testing of a methodology for SDG indicator 10.7.2 on migration policies

This paper presents an overview of the development of a methodology for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 10.7.2 on the number of countries with migration policies to facilitate orderly, safe, regular a...
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Missing Migrants and MGI-informed projects are recognized as SDG good practices

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Comprehensive approaches but in a silo: 3 findings from the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI)

Not least since 2015, issues of human mobility have been high on many political agendas around the world. Yet available information on migration governance in different countries is highly unequal, with the focus ...
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INTRODUCING "DATA BULLETIN: INFORMING A GLOBAL COMPACT FOR MIGRATION"

"Data Bulletin: Informing a Global Compact for Migration", launched by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC), aims to summarize in an accurate and accessible fashion the existing evidence on migratio...
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3 years of the Migration Data Portal

The #MigrationDataPortal celebrates its 3rd anniversary today!
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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Data and the Global Compact for Migration (GCM)

Gregory Maniatis, Program Director at Open Society Foundations, shares his views on data and the negotiations for a global compact for migration. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this video are th...
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Key findings from 49 MGI countries

Key findings from 49 MGI countries

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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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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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Data collaboratives in West Africa

Designing Data Collaboratives to Better Understand Human Mobility and Migration in West Africa

(This article was published originally on the 12th of August 2021 on the Big Data for Migration Alliance's blog.)  
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Millionaire migration: How much would you pay for a passport?

More and more of the world’s millionaires are using their wealth to obtain a second nationality through citizenship by investment programs (CIPs). These passports open the doors to greater security, ...
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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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Remittances

Remittances during COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Resilient despite dire predictions

Migrant remittances are cash or in-kind transfers made by migrants to relatives in countries of origin. In April 2020, experts predicted that the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrants would cause g...
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Migration Data in Asia and the Pacific - Launch Event

Introducing IOM’s Asia-Pacific Regional Data Hub (RDH), key findings from a new Regional Secondary Data Review (RSDR) and new sub-regional migration data overviews. The event was held online on Monday, 10 May 2...
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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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3 years of the Migration Data Portal
The Global Migration Data Analysis Centre | 15 Dec 2020

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Comprehensive approaches but in a silo: 3 findings from the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI)
Susanne Melde | 30 Jan 2020
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Gender and Migration Data: A guide for evidence-based, gender-responsive migration governance
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