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Policy Briefs

February 2021

Rewiring Migrant Returns and Reintegration after the COVID-19 Shock

IOM Belarus

Migrant returns and reintegration have been the subject of intense international debate in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has added an extra layer of complexity as millions of migrants have been expelled or returned voluntarily. This policy brief explores the effects of the pandemic on migrant returns, reception, and reintegration, and how countries of origin and destination can improve their policies and partnerships going forward, with a focus on sustainable reintegration.

Reports

December 2020

How Will International Migration Policy and Sustainable Development Affect Future Climate-Related Migration?

Amanda Nero/IOM

Climate change is likely to increase the intensity of extreme-weather events already shaping human mobility and displacement. The nature, scale, and direction of future climate-related migration will depend on many factors. This report takes stock of the influence that different combinations of migration, development, and climate policies could have on migration in regions around the world for the 2020-2050 and 2050-2100 periods, using a first-of-its-kind systematic exercise.

Reports

December 2020

New Approaches to Climate Change and Migration: Building the Adaptive Capacity of Mobile Populations

International Organization for Migration

The link between climate change and migration is a complex one. Whether individuals move or stay in place can be voluntary or involuntary, a proactive strategy or last resort, and is part of a bigger story of global mobility and personal networks. This report examines this complicated relationship, highlights limitations of climate response measures to date, and presents an alternative, flexible approach based on the involvement of affected communities.

Policy Briefs

December 2020

The Divergent Trajectories of the Global Migration and Refugee Compacts: Implementation amid Crisis

UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

National governments and UN agencies have been working to implement the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. Where has the most progress been made as the compacts hit the two-year mark? And how has the process played out differently for the two pacts? This policy brief explores these questions, the growing divergence between the pacts, and how challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic are shaping implementation.

Policy Briefs

October 2020

Will International Migration Governance Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Muse Mohammed/IOM

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a range of (im)mobility challenges that the international community has few tools to address. This policy brief examines the valuable guidance offered by the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration on short-term emergency response and the longer-term reopening of international migration. It also considers how the pandemic is affecting the relationship between migration and development.

Fact Sheets

August 2020

Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Profile

Muse Mohammed/IOM

As Latin American and Caribbean countries face a dual challenge—managing large-scale Venezuelan arrivals alongside the COVID-19 pandemic—reliable data on the characteristics of newcomers are essential to policymaking. This MPI-IOM fact sheet offers a profile of refugees and migrants in 11 countries in the region, including their demographics, labor market participation, remittance sending, access to health care, trip details, and intention to return to Venezuela.

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Moving Beyond Pandemic — A Podcast

Catch our new podcast, which examines the challenges facing the world as it seeks to restart travel and migration chilled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The repercussions of this dramatic halt to mobility will be profound, and will almost certainly lead to transformations that will reshape movement for the foreseeable future—maybe even permanently, as we explore.

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Global Remittances Guide

Remittances are among the most tangible links between migration and development. International migrants are expected to remit more than $582 billion in earnings in 2015, of which $432 billion will flow to low- or middle-income countries. These multimedia maps visualize global remittance flows numerically or as a share of GDP.

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Multimedia March 20, 2014 Human Rights, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: A New Paradigm	Policy Briefs March 2014 Human Rights, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: A New Paradigm By Rabab Fatima, Anita Jawadurovna Wadud and Sabira Coelho
Multimedia November 22, 2013 A Conversation with the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees T. Alexander Aleinikoff	Commentaries October 2013 The Lampedusa Tragedy Prompts the Question: Does the UN Have Any Impact on the World’s Migrants? By Kathleen Newland
Articles October 9, 2013 The High-Level Dialogue: Sizing up Outcomes, Implications, and Future Forms of Engagement on Migration and Development By Kathleen Newland	Policy Briefs October 2013 What We Know About Migration and Development By Kathleen Newland
Multimedia September 18, 2013 Preparing for the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development	Multimedia September 17, 2013 Engaging Diaspora Talent: How Countries Can Integrate their Diaspora and Development Agendas

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Reports January 2008 The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: The Need for Action By Kathleen Newland	Policy Briefs September 2007 Protecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines By Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza and Neil G. Ruiz
Fact Sheets September 2007 Variable Impacts: State-level Analysis of the Slowdown in the Growth of Remittances to Mexico By Aaron Terrazas	Policy Briefs June 2007 Leveraging Remittances for Development By Dilip Ratha
Reports June 2007 Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration By Kathleen Newland, Hiroyuki Tanaka and Laura Barker	Policy Briefs May 2007 The Phenomenal Rise in Remittances to India: A Closer Look By Muzaffar Chishti
Policy Briefs April 2007 Circular Migration and Development: Trends, Policy Routes, and Ways Forward By Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza and Kathleen Newland	Reports September 2006 Remittances and Development: Trends, Impacts, and Policy Options, A Review of the Literature By Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza

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March 20, 2014

Human Rights, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: A New Paradigm

This MPI event, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), discusses the critical issue of climate-related displacement in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on the vulnerability of environmental migrants and how the international legal framework can better ensure their protection.

Policy Briefs

March 2014

Human Rights, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: A New Paradigm

This issue brief addresses the rights of migrants whose movement is induced by environmental degradation or climate change, particularly in the highly vulnerable Asia-Pacific region. The brief evaluates the current international legal framework, identifies gaps in the framework and its implementation, and reviews options available to the international community.

Video, Audio

November 22, 2013

A Conversation with the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees T. Alexander Aleinikoff

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees T. Alexander Aleinikoff joined Kathleen Newland for a discussion on the Syrian refugee and internally displaced population, now considered one of the biggest humanitarian emergencies in a generation.

Commentaries

October 2013

The Lampedusa Tragedy Prompts the Question: Does the UN Have Any Impact on the World’s Migrants?

As hundreds of migrants were drowning in the Mediterranean, the United Nations General Assembly was hours from gathering for only the second time in its history to address international migration. The juxtaposition threw a question into sharp relief: does the world body have any impact on the world’s migrants?

Articles

October 9, 2013

The High-Level Dialogue: Sizing up Outcomes, Implications, and Future Forms of Engagement on Migration and Development

The recent special session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, labeled the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD), was the UN's second-ever discussion devoted solely to international migration. This article examines the implications and outcomes of the HLD, identifies some of the issues that garnered widespread support, and assesses whether the international community is inching toward greater multilateral engagement on migration.

Policy Briefs

October 2013

What We Know About Migration and Development

This policy brief, which concludes a nine-brief series examining what is known about the linkages between migration and development, suggests that the policy framework on migration and development remains relatively weak, and few development agencies have made it a priority to promote the positive impact of international migration.

Audio

September 18, 2013

Preparing for the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

The Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, along with the Special Advisor to the UN Special Representative for International Migration discuss what is expected from The UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development in October 2013 and what impact it may have on the Global Forum on Migration and Development.

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September 17, 2013

Engaging Diaspora Talent: How Countries Can Integrate their Diaspora and Development Agendas

Diaspora engagement has become a key and accepted component in the arsenal of development strategies. The question of how to effectively and efficiently harness the force of a country’s diaspora through government intervention and policy remains one that many governments and international organizations must grapple with. Diaspora interventions tend to be organic and outside the confines of government and institutional structures.

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