Critical Migration Governance Issues in a Changed World
While the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration adoption process has concluded, critical work remains at global, regional, and national levels to implement its commitments and examine its complementarity and gaps with the Global Compact on Refugees.
This concluded partnership between MPI and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with GIZ commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). resulted in research aimed at enriching the conversation around implementation. These publications are intended to generate knowledge and policy guidance in the following areas: the global architecture of migration governance, return and reintegration, and south-south migration.
This research builds on a prior MPI-GIZ project that sought to inform Global Compact deliberations and debates on UN Sustainable Development Goal implementation.
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Deepening Labor Migration Governance at a Time of Immobility: Lessons from Ghana and Senegal
COVID-19 stalled labor migration governance reforms in Ghana and Senegal but created new openings for bilateral and regional cooperation on mobility.
From Unilateral Response to Coordinated Action: How Can Mobility Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Adapt to the Public-Health Challenges of COVID-19?
COVID-19 exposed weak cross-border governance across sub-Saharan Africa. Regional coordination and data reform can better balance public health and migration management.
EU Strategy on Voluntary Return and Reintegration: Crafting a Road Map to Better Cooperation with Migrants’ Countries of Origin
The European Union’s 2021 voluntary return strategy must deepen cooperation with origin countries to make assisted departures and reintegration more effective and sustainable.
Rewiring Migrant Returns and Reintegration after the COVID-19 Shock
COVID-19 exposed critical gaps in migrant return and reintegration systems worldwide, underscoring the need for whole-of-government and development-focused responses.
The Divergent Trajectories of the Global Migration and Refugee Compacts: Implementation amid Crisis
The two 2018 global Compacts on Migration and Refugees have diverged in implementation, shaped by political resistance, crises, and differing governance structures.
Will International Migration Governance Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic?
COVID-19 exposed flaws in migration governance. The 2018 Global Compact for Migration provides a framework for crisis response and rebuilding lost livelihoods.
