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Kenyan Migration to the Gulf Countries: Balancing Economic Interests and Worker Protection
Kenyan workers’ rising Gulf migration boosted remittances but outpaced Kenya’s weak protections, leaving many migrants exposed to exploitation.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Migration History Marked by Crises and Restrictions
Crises have turned DR Congo from a regional migration magnet into a major source of refugees and long-term emigrants across Africa and the wider world.
Who Belongs? Statelessness and Nationality in West Africa
West Africa’s drive to cut statelessness pits fragile laws and weak registration against ECOWAS-led reforms that seek to secure nationality for vulnerable residents.
Displacement Reaches Record High as Wars Continue and New Conflicts Emerge
Record global displacement neared 60 million as outflows from Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, and elsewhere burdened developing host countries.
Big Business of Smuggling Enables Mass Movement of People for Enormous Profits
Smuggling networks have profited from shifting, often deadly routes to Europe and Asia.
Climate Change and Natural Disasters Displace Millions, Affect Migration Flows
Nepal’s earthquake, slow-burning droughts, and other events quietly redrew migration patterns and challenged existing protection frameworks.
Paying for Protection: Corruption in South Africa’s Asylum System
South Africa’s rights-based asylum laws coexist with a restrictive system marked by corruption, in which access to protection may depend less on need than on money.
Young Refugee Children: Their Schooling Experiences in the United States and in Countries of First Asylum
The authors of three MPI papers present their findings on the experiences of refugee children, including Syrian childen in first-asylum countries and Somali Bantu refugees resettled in the United States, and the impacts on their mental health and education.
The Emigration of Health-Care Workers: Malawi’s Recurring Challenges
Malawi’s effort to stem health workers’ emigration was helped by raising salaries and increasing training, but other challenges remain.
The Academic Engagement of Newly Arriving Somali Bantu Students in a U.S. Elementary School
Somali Bantu children's school disruptions stem from unfamiliarity with formal schooling—not disinterest—a finding that demands new approaches from teachers and schools.
