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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.
Resettlement Plus: Clearing the path to safety and opportunity for refugees
Experts discuss what is being done and what can be done to connect Syrians and other refugees with opportunities to settle, work, and live outside the immediate region of the conflict.
No Way Out? Making additional migration channels work for refugees
Global displacement has outpaced traditional durable solutions such as resettlement. Legal labour, education, and family channels offer underutilised paths to refugee self-sufficiency.
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.
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 Educational and Mental Health Needs of Syrian Refugee Children
Syrian refugee children face severe educational disruption and trauma—nearly half display PTSD symptoms—and need sustained, culturally tailored support in host countries.
The Educational Experiences of Refugee Children in Countries of First Asylum
Disrupted schooling and language barriers in first-asylum countries shape refugee children's readiness for U.S. education but remain largely hidden from their teachers.
The U.S. Record Shows Refugees Are Not a Threat
Since 2001, only three of 784,000 resettled refugees faced terrorism charges. This commentary offers a data-driven rebuttal to security objections over Syrian refugee admissions.
Simply No Consensus: Can the EU respond to continued refugee flows?
A webinar/call with senior officials from some of the EU Member States to discuss their differing perspectives on the current refugee crisis.
