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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Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees
Cities hold powerful levers to turn migrants' and refugees' underused talent into economic growth—but doing so requires moving beyond first…
Humanitarian Assistance in a Time of Deep Foreign Aid Cuts
The U.S. gutted its foreign aid budget, Germany cut humanitarian assistance by nearly half, and the UK followed—a frontline worker in Uganda explains…
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Key Statistics
International migrants comprise 3.7 percent of the global population. Learn more about them
304.0 million
The number of migrants globally in 2024
50.6 million
The number who as of 2025 were refugees or asylum seekers
94.0 million
The number of international migrants in Europe—the top destination globally
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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?
Countries Are Pushing Borders Outward to Expand Deterrence and Protection Alike
Externalization—the enlistment of partner countries to manage migration before people arrive or assist with removals and returns—has shifted from the policy fringe into the mainstream. Models range from deterrence to protection.
Rebuilding Lives in Guatemala: Understanding Returnee Profiles and Reintegration Challenges
Guatemalan returnees’ profile is changing, as they often have lived outside Guatemala for longer and have deep roots elsewhere. This report analyzes ways to strengthen reintegration services.
Reconstruyendo vidas en Guatemala: Entendiendo los perfiles de los migrantes retornados y los retos para su reintegración
El perfil de los migrantes guatemaltecos que están siendo forzados a retornar a Guatemala ha mostrado señales de cambio. Este informe analiza las oportunidades para fortalecer los servicios de reintegración.
Future-Ready Cities: Unlocking Immigrant Talent for Inclusive Economic Growth
How cities can invest strategically in labor market integration and immigrant inclusion as part of efforts to boost local economic growth?
America’s Closing Door: Where Do Cuban Migrants Go Now?
When Cuba faces blackouts, shortages, and vanishing legal pathways, how will Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe respond to growing Cuban displacement?
What Future for Cuban Migrants?
María José Espinosa Carrillo, Executive Director of the Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas (CEDA), analyzes potential future migration patterns from Cuba as the United States closes its door.
