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Generations of Palestinian Refugees Face Protracted Displacement and Dispossession
Seventy-five years of displacement left 5.9 million Palestinian refugees stateless across the Middle East, with no political solution in sight and the agency serving them chronically underfunded.
External Processing: A Tool to Expand Protection or Further Restrict Territorial Asylum?
External processing can widen or narrow asylum access; whether it protects or deters hinges on design, procedural safeguards, and international cooperation.
Who Represents the Country? A Short History of Foreign-Born Athletes in the World Cup
Foreign-born athletes have competed in every FIFA World Cup since 1930, reflecting how citizenship, migration, and national identity intersect in global sports.
Millionaire Migration Rises and Heads to New Destinations
Migration of the wealthy is rising and shifting toward new destinations, posing both economic opportunities and policy challenges for sending and receiving countries.
Financing Responses to Climate Migration: The Unique Role of Multilateral Development Banks
Multilateral development banks are uniquely positioned to finance climate migration responses but must build knowledge, data, and partnerships to act effectively at scale.
Reassessing Recruitment Costs in a Changing World of Labor Migration
COVID-19 raised migrant workers' recruitment costs via new testing, travel, and quarantine rules, exposing regulatory gaps and the need for broader worker protections.
One Year On: The Situation for At-Risk Afghans in Afghanistan and Abroad
Marking the one-year withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, experts reflected on the humanitarian challenges in Afghanistan, the region, and how to ensure at-risk Afghans can reach safety.
Top Statistics on Global Migration and Migrants
The global migrant population hit a historic high of 280.6 million in 2020, as forced displacement surpassed 100 million and remittances reached record levels.
The Future of Remote Work: Digital Nomads and the Implications for Immigration Systems
More than 25 countries offered digital nomad visas by mid-2022, but most immigration systems remain ill-equipped for remote work and need reform, including to tax and social security systems.
COVID-19 and the State of Global Mobility in 2021
Vaccines spurred a partial recovery of global mobility in 2021, but irregular migrants and asylum seekers remained the most excluded from pandemic relief and reopened travel.
