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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Immigration and its Discontents: European Elections and Future Policy
The increasing strength of Marine Le Pen’s National Front ahead of the French elections, along with the recent Dutch elections, Brexit, and Donald Trump's election to the White House demonstrate how immigration is a motivating issue for increasing numbers of voters. This webinar explores the implications of this support for radical change.
The Economic Integration of Refugees in Canada: A Mixed Record?
Refugees in Canada experience mixed economic outcomes, on average catching up to native-born workers but taking 12 to 15 years to fully integrate into the labor market.
Strengthening Local Education Systems for Newly Arrived Adults and Children: Empowering cities through better use of EU instruments
European cities lack the policy authority, flexible budgets, and EU support needed to educate newly arrived migrants effectively despite bearing the frontline burden.
Improving the Labour Market Integration of Migrants and Refugees: Empowering cities through better use of EU instruments
European cities are front-line integration providers, but funding constraints and governance gaps limit their impact. Smarter use of EU instruments could change that.
Rebuilding after Crisis: Embedding Refugee Integration in Migration Management Systems (Council Statement)
Successful refugee integration after Europe’s 2015-16 migration crisis requires aligning asylum and integration systems while rebuilding public trust in government’s ability to manage migration.
The Long Road Ahead: Status Report on the Implementation of the ASEAN MRAs on Professional Services
Professional mobility arrangements in the ASEAN remained largely unimplemented a decade after signing, as national and regional barriers blocked real cross-border recognition of credentials.
Reinventing Mutual Recognition Arrangements: Lessons from International Experiences and Insights for the ASEAN Region
Mutual recognition arrangements are declining in number globally and mostly cover academic diplomas. They must be reformed to be relevant for 21st-century labor markets.
Firing Up Regional Brain Networks: The Promise of Brain Circulation in the ASEAN Economic Community
Brain drain, brain waste, and weak implementation of mutual recognition arrangements are the key barriers to skilled brain circulation in the ASEAN region.
Open Windows, Closed Doors: Mutual Recognition Arrangements on Professional Services in the ASEAN Region
ASEAN's seven Mutual Recognition Arrangements diverge significantly in structure, constraining their potential to enable real professional mobility across Member States.
Constrained by its Roots: How the Origins of the Global Asylum System Limit Contemporary Protection
Territorial asylum, designed for manageable outflows not mass displacement, requires expanded resettlement, responsibility sharing, and Global South investment to work.
