The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted two important aspects of migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean. The first is that many migrants from these regions face specific vulnerabilities duri...

Ronald Skeldon, Professor at the Universities of Sussex and Maastricht explains the state of migration data and the shift to cities.  

James Raymer, Professor at the Australian National University, explains how a project uses administrative data to estimate migration flows in the Asia Pacific region.

Thibaut Jaulin, Scientific Coordinator at the Migration Policy Center (MPC) discusses external voting in North and West Africa.

Data protection in the migration context has become increasingly relevant given the growing need for more reliable statistics, comprehensive and timely data, and the emergence of new technologies. The incidences o...

Catherine Gicheru is an International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Knight Fellow. In this video she explains how we can use data to tell the human story of migration.  

Dr. Mary Boatemaa Setrana, University of Ghana and University of Johannesburg, explains the linkages between migration and development in the West African sub-region.  

Most States in West and North Africa and in Europe are part of free movement areas. However, national borders within regions and at the external borders of regional organisations remain important. The ch...

Teddy Wilkin, Head of Sector and Constantinos Melachrinos, Research Officer at EASO explain how big data can be used to identify migration drivers along the Central Mediterranean Route.

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