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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A New Era in Refugee Protection and Migration Management? Looking Forward After UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants
MPI experts discuss the outcomes from the UN Summit on Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants and President Obama's Leaders Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis and what it means for international cooperation on refugee protection and management of migration flows.
An Uncertain Future for Somali Refugees in Dadaab
A discussion with Human Rights Watch researchers exploring the tenuous situation of Somali refugees in the Dadaab camp in Kenya.
The Mediterranean Dimension of the Refugee Crisis: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for Cooperation
Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, participants in this public roundtable discuss the root causes and challenges of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean region and possible solutions and innovations.
Resolving Policy Conundrums: Enhancing Humanitarian Protection in Southeast Asia
The May 2015 Rohingya maritime crisis exposed Southeast Asia's missing protection infrastructure and underscored the need for regional responses that connect protection with livelihoods.
The UN Refugee Summit: What Can Be Achieved?
Ahead of the September 2016 UN summit, a draft outcome document reaffirms key refugee rights but falls short on responsibility sharing, root causes, and binding commitments.
Protection on the Move: Eritrean Refugee Flows through the Greater Horn of Africa
Eritrean refugees' frequent onward movement challenges traditional protection frameworks and exposes serious gaps in asylum systems from the Horn of Africa to Europe.
Global Refugee Summits Offer Reasons for Both Disappointment and Hope
UN and U.S.-led refugee summits in September 2016 produced real but modest funding and resettlement pledges, deferring a binding responsibility-sharing compact to 2018.
Building Livelihood Opportunities for Refugee Populations: Lessons from Past Practice
Refugee livelihood programs hold real promise but underperform due to poor context mapping, weak coordination, insufficient evaluation, and chronic underfunding.
The Evolving Approach to Refugee Protection in Turkey: Assessing the Practical and Political Needs
Turkey hosts more refugees than any other country but faces structural barriers to durable integration. The EU-Turkey deal is an uncertain basis for sustained cooperation.
Beyond Brexit: The Policy and Political Lessons for Immigration-Anxious Countries
The UK vote to exit the European Union has given new momentum to euroskeptic, anti-immigration movements elsewhere. Experts discuss the political and policy lessons that can be learned from Brexit and applied to debates in Europe and North America, including how to address public anxiety over immigration and identity, while managing migration in a globalized economy.
