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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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Migrant recruitment costs
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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Migration data sources
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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Toolkit on International Migration
Provides an overview of basic definitions, concepts and sources for statistics on international migration, a summary of key messages, a quick guide to migration data and suggestions for further reading. This docum...
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International Migration Statistics: Meeting the International Recommendations
This training toolkit, developed by Ann Singleton (University of Bristol/GMDAC/IOM) for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), focuses on improving data collection in countries...
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Measuring International Skilled Migration: New Estimates Controlling for Age of Entry
The authors aim to improve 'brain drain,' or skilled emigration, data sets by taking into account whether migrants to OECD countries attained their education or training in the home or destination country by using...
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Informing Migration Policies: A Data Primer
The article offers an overview of key definitions, methods, and sources for readers new to the field of migration data and research. Also included is how different data sources might be manipulated to answer commo...
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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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Countries with highest numbers of IDPs due to conflict, as of December 2021
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Median earnings and costs of migrants in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, USD, 2014
Source: Martin, 2017
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Median earnings and costs of migrants in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, USD, 2014
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Annual weather-related internal displacements in millions (2012-2021 average)
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Perfil de Gobernanza de la Migración: Distrito de La Chorrera
En esta instantánea, se ofrecen ejemplos de ámbitos bien desarrollados en las estructuras de gobernanza de la migración del Distrito de La Chorrera (en adelante, La Chorrera), así como de otros ámbitos con potenci...
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Migration Governance Profile: Republic of Malawi
This country Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of the Republic of Malawi (hereafter referred to as Malawi) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development, a...
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Migration Governance Profile: Mexico City
This Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of Mexico City (Mexico) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development, as evaluated through the six domains of the Migrati...
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Perfil de Gobernanza de la Migración: Ciudad de México
En esta instantánea, se ofrecen ejemplos de ámbitos bien desarrollados en las estructuras de gobernanza de la migración de la Ciudad de México, así como de otros ámbitos con potencial para desarrollo adicional, se...
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Migration data in Western Africa
Western Africa1 has long been characterized by high levels of mobility, a trend that far predates the current configuration of borders established during the colonial era. An estimated 7.6 million internatio...
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Migration data in Middle Africa
The nine countries that make up Middle Africa1– Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guin...
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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...
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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...
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