In studying forced or involuntary migration a distinction is often made between conflict-induced and disaster-induced displacement. Displacement induced by conflict is typically referred to as ...

Migration, whether internal or international, has always been one of the forces driving the growth of urbanization and bringing opportunities and challenges to cities, migrants and governments. Increasingly, ...

Diasporas, sometimes referred to as expatriates or transnational communities, play an important role in leveraging migration’s benefits for development. Measuring issues relating to diaspora groups is challenging,...

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...