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Migration policies and governance
The growing interest in comparative analyses of migration has led to a variety of attempts to assess and compare countries’ migration policies and governance, including immigration, emigration and integration. Thi...
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International migration flows
Migration flows data capture the number of migrants entering and leaving (inflow and outflow) a country over the course of a specific period, such as one year (UN SD, 2017). Data on migration flows are essential f...
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Disability and human mobility
Persons with disabilities are often among the most vulnerable and disproportionately affected groups in migration and forced displacement situations. Within the population of&nbs...
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Migrant integration
Migrant integration has gained prominence on the global agenda with the advent of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’s call to “leave no one behind”—including migrants. The field of migrant integrat...
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Post Enumeration Surveys: Operational Guidelines
The present manual was developed to provide operational guidelines for the preparation and implementation of a post enumeration survey (PES) and its role in improving the quality of household and population data. ...
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Handbook on the Management of Population and Housing Censuses
This guidebook covers the development and use of a population census, encompassing the planning, collecting, compiling, evaluating, disseminating and analyzi...
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Migrants Count: Five Steps Toward Better Migration Data
In this report readers can find five migration data recommendations that are products of a 2008 meeting of top experts in the field. The suggestions are meant to be low-cost and easy to implement, and require impr...
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International Migration Statistics: Guidelines for Improving Data Collection Systems
Since its creation in 1919, the ILO has devoted attention to international migration issues, including the availability and quality of international migration statistics. These guidelines aim to establish&nbs...
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SDG 15: LIFE ON LAND
What do we know? Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators All indicators below are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers &...
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SDG 10: REDUCED INEQUALITY
What do we know? Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators below are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers ...
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SDG 1: NO POVERTY
What do we know? Source: IOM, 2024. Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers &nbs...
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SDG 2: ZERO HUNGER
What do we know? Migration-relevant SDG targets and indicators: All indicators are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers &...
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Unaccompanied or separated children face increased health risks during migration
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Negative economic shocks are associated with more human trafficking cases
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Involuntary migration and mobility barriers are a global risk
Global experts and leaders consider "involuntary migration" as a top risk to the world over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum's 2022 Global Risk Report. The finding is ...
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Disability-inclusive data in migration: How far have we come?
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Investigating the effects of social networks on migration movements in Rwanda
Measuring the effectiveness of social distancing measures in Namibia using mobile phone data
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...
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Estimating irregular migration in the Russian Federation
Olga Chudinovskin, Professor at the Moscow State University, explains how her research tries to estimate irregular migration in the Russian Federation.
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Data on the mobility of Chinese students
Xiaoxiao Chen, Researcher at the Center for China and Globalization explains what data exist on the mobility of Chinese students.
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What is needed for effective SDG monitoring?
Marcela Cerutti, Researcher at the Centre for Population Studies (CENEP) explains what is needed in order to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) effectively.
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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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Figure 1: SDG 8.6.1 Proportion of youth (age 15-24) not in education, employment, or training (%), by nativity status
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Migration Governance Profiles
Perfil de Gobernanza de la Migración: Municipalidad de La Cruz
En esta instantánea, se ofrecen ejemplos de ámbitos bien desarrollados en las estructuras de gobernanza de la migración de la municipalidad de La Cruz, así como de otros ámbitos con potencial para desarrollo adici...
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Migration Governance Profile: Municipality of Desamparados (Costa Rica)
This Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of Municipality of Desamparados (Costa Rica) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development, as evaluated through the six d...
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Perfil de Gobernanza de la Migración: Municipalidad de Desamparados
En esta instantánea, se ofrecen ejemplos de ámbitos bien desarrollados en las estructuras de gobernanza de la migración de la municipalidad de Desamparados, así como de otros ámbitos con potencial para desarrollo ...
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Migration Governance Profile: The Republic of Tajikistan
This country Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of The Republic of Tajikistan (hereafter referred to as Tajikistan) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development,...
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Migration data in Central Asia
Historically known for being part of the Silk Road trade route which facilitated the movement of goods and people between Europe and Asia, Central Asia had an estimated population of 75.9 million people as of mid-...
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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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