Global Program
The Global Program acts as a policy laboratory for innovative, evidence-based, and politically feasible solutions to migration policy challenges. From direct policy advice to deep comparative research, its work interrogates policy design and effectiveness, helps countries newer to immigration learn from innovation and evidence in other regions, and anticipates how demographic, economic, and technological shifts will reshape migration in the years ahead. It supports governments in responding to crises with greater coordination and foresight, and provides a trusted off-the-record space for engaging with sensitive topics. Its main geographical focus is Europe, the Americas, and Australia, but it increasingly works with governments and other partners worldwide, including in East Africa and Asia. For more on the Global Program, click here.
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How Europe Was Transformed by the 2015-16 Migration and Refugee Crisis
Ten years after the 2015-16 migration and refugee crisis, the European Union has reshaped its process for dividing up asylum claims and controlling…
The Shifting Financing of Responses to Venezuelan Displacement
Financing for Latin American responses to Venezuelan displacement has changed over the years, and new approaches are needed in light of foreign aid…
Migration Diplomacy in an Age of Transactionalism
As international cooperation frays, balanced diplomacy—rather than coercive dealmaking—promises the most effective approach to emerging migration…
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Key Statistics
International migrants comprise 3.7 percent of the global population. Learn more about them
304 million
The number of migrants globally in 2024
50.6 million
The number who as of 2025 were refugees or asylum seekers
94 million
The number of international migrants in Europe—the top destination globally
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How Europe Was Transformed by the 2015-16 Migration and Refugee Crisis
Ten years after the 2015-16 migration and refugee crisis, the European Union has reshaped its process for dividing up asylum claims and controlling external borders. Many systems are stronger and newcomers have integrated into their new countries, but tensions remain and key questions are unresolved.
The Shifting Financing of Responses to Venezuelan Displacement
Financing for Latin American responses to Venezuelan displacement has changed over the years, and new approaches are needed in light of foreign aid cuts.
El financiamiento cambiante de las respuestas al desplazamiento venezolano
La financiación de la respuesta de América Latina al desplazamiento venezolano ha evolucionado con el tiempo, y los recortes de la ayuda internacional exigen nuevos enfoques.
¿Qué puede aprender América Latina del enfoque migratorio de Brasil, su pragmatismo y continuidad política?
El enfoque migratorio de Brasil, que ha mantenido su continuidad bajo gobiernos de distintas orientaciones ideológicas, ofrece lecciones para otros países de América Latina y el Caribe al centrarse en el empleo, la integración en distintas zonas del país y la regularización migratoria de los recién llegados.
What Can Latin America Learn from Brazil’s Pragmatic, Politically Durable Migration Approach?
Brazil’s migration approach, which has endured across ideologically varied administrations, offers a model for other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, centering jobs, interiorization, and legal status for newcomers.
Migration Diplomacy in an Age of Transactionalism
As international cooperation frays, balanced diplomacy—rather than coercive dealmaking—promises the most effective approach to emerging migration challenges.
Population Aging Is Here. Immigration Can Offer Half an Answer.
Immigration on its own cannot solve population aging, but five policy principles can help it play a more effective role in a broader demographic strategy.
Spain and Latin America Take Diverging Paths on Regularization
Spain’s 2026 regularization drew nearly 1.2 million applications, even as many Latin American countries have pulled back from similar measures for Venezuelans.
España y América Latina siguen caminos divergentes en materia de regularización
El proceso de regularización de 2026 en España recibió cerca de 1,2 millones de solicitudes, aun cuando muchos países latinoamericanos han dado marcha atrás en medidas similares para los venezolanos.
Why Is Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Largely Invisible?
Sudan is experiencing the world's largest displacement crisis, but why is the crisis is overlooked, what are the regional spillover effects, and what would an effective international response require?
