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Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Profile

According to the Regional Coordination Platform for the Response for Venezuelans (R4V), as of June 2020, more than 5 million refugees and migrants from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela had left their country d...

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Key Global Migration Figures, 2019 - 2023

1-pager from IOM GMDAC summarizing key global migration figures, updated with data available as of 15 January 2023. Includes key figures on: International migrant population (stocks) Female mig...

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ANALYSE DE L’IMPACT DE COVID 19 SUR LE SYSTEME REGIONAL DE COLLECTE ET DE GESTION DES DONNEES SUR LA MIGRATION EN AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST.

Analyse de l’impact de COVID-19 sur le systeme regional de collecte et de gestion des donnees sur la migration en Afrique de l'Ouest

En raison de la pandémie de Covid-19 et des mesures de confinement, plusieurs Etats membres de la CEDEAO (Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest) ont vu leurs systèmes de collecte et de gestion de...

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QuantMig Project

The QuantMig Project focuses on advancing the methodology of setting and analysing migration scenarios, and improving migration data and related analytical methods. It is financed by the European Union's Horizon 2...

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Classifying and Defining Migrants for Statistics

This video explains the different ways that migrants are defined in statistics and what consequences that has for the number of migrants that are counted.

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The need for a fact-based dialogue on migration

John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division at UN DESA explains why there is a need for a fact-based dialogue on migration.

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Total number of immigrant and emigrants in the Caribbean, 2020

Total number of immigrants and emigrants in the Caribbean, 2020

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Total number of immigrants and emigrants in Central America, 2020

Total number of immigrants and emigrants in Central America, 2020

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Total number of immigrants and emigrants in North America, 2020

Total number of immigrants and emigrants in North America, 2020

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Migration data in Central America

The region of Central America1 (including Mexico) can be characterized by the following migration dynamics: (1) outmigration from countries in the region to Northern America, in large part to the United States; (2...

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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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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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Classifying and Defining Migrants for Statistics

Melissa Siegel | 29 Apr 2021

Immigration & emigration statistics

The need for a fact-based dialogue on migration

John Wilmoth | 5 Nov 2020

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Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Profile

Key Global Migration Figures, 2019 - 2023

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