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A migrant from the Horn of Africa

Smuggling of migrants

Migrant smuggling refers to the movement of persons across international borders for financial benefit (IOM, 2019, derived from the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing th...
Return Migration Infographic 2024

Return Migration

There are two main forms of return migration: voluntary return and forced return. Data on forced return are usually collected by national and international statistical offices, border protectio...
Intl Migrant Stock by Sex and Region

Gender and migration

Gender has a big impact on the migration experiences of persons of all genders. Gender inequalities contribute to heightened risks of human rights violations, and reduced socio-economic outcomes, especially af...
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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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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...

Migration data in South-eastern Asia

South-eastern Asia has, since historic times, been defined by large-scale population movements. Stretching over 11 countries – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia...
Eastern Asia IG

Human mobility data in Eastern Asia

Human mobility in Eastern Asia has played a significant role in shaping the subregion’s socioeconomic history and remains a significant subregion of origin and destination. As of mid-year 2020, there were an estim...

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