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International migrant stocks
International migrant stocks are estimates of "the total number of international migrants present in a given country at a particular point in time" (UN SD, 2017: 9). United Nations (UN) data on these sto...
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Most low-skilled labour migrants pay fees to obtain contracts and complete recruitment formalities. This is against international conventions and many countries’ national laws that require employers to pay all of ...
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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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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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A Region on the Move 2021: East and Horn of Africa
A Region on the Move report series for the East and Horn of Africa has been the regional flagship publication since 2017. Over the years, the report series have illustrated the main humanitarian situations, with a...
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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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People on the Move in a Changing Climate – Linking Policy, Evidence and Action
An extensive array of international agreements and frameworks attest to the urgency of addressing climate change and human mobility together, as climate change, environmental degradation and disasters reshape cont...
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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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SDG 4: QUALITY EDUCATION
What do we know? Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers based on their ...
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SDG 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
What do we know? Source: Migration for Sustainable Development (M4D NET), 2023 Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into th...
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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 ...
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SDG 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
What do we know? Source: Migration for Sustainable Development (M4D NET), 2023 Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers &nb...
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What data to inform migration policies in Africa and Europe?
Public and policy attention to migration from Africa has been on the rise in Europe, particularly since 2015. This has been accompanied by greater efforts to improve migration data and evidence, with the frequentl...
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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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Skills Mapping Through Big Data: A case study of Armenian diaspora in the United States of America and France
Using big data to map concentrations of diaspora worldwide.
Understanding Human Mobility through Wifi Analytics
The International Organization for Migration and the Interagency Group on Mixed Migration Flows have implemented a monitoring exercise through Wifi in 29 Colombian Wifi spots where human mobility flows tend to tak...
The war in Ukraine and the potential of Facebook’s Social Connectedness Index to anticipate human displacement
Anticipating conflict-induced migration flows in the context of the war in Ukraine through innovative data from social media.
Aurora Chatbot: Empowering Transit Migrants with Reliable Information and Humanitarian Aid
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Cécile Riallant | Leveraging Human Mobility to Rescue the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda
Take a listen to Cécile Riallant, Head of the Migration and Sustainable Development Division at IOM, for an overview of the report Leveraging Human Mobility to Rescue the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda and its supp...
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6 Years of the Migration Data Portal
6 Years of the Migration Data Portal: Celebrate with us! Watch the anniversary remarks by Koko Warner, Director at IOM's Global Data Institute (GDI).
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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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What data to inform migration policies in Africa and Europe?
Irene Schöfberger and Marzia Rango | 13 Aug 2024
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