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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.
Hacia una Gobernanza Regional sobre Migración y Desplazamiento Forzado: Un Evento Paralelo de la Novena Cumbre de las Américas
Al margen de la Novena Cumbre de las Américas, este evento examinó las acciones adoptadas en materia de gobernanza migratoria regional, las lecciones aprendidas y el papel de los mecanismos regionales para responder a la migración y el desplazamiento forzado.
A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas
The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador spoke at this high-level event held on the sidelines of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, focusing on the integration of Venezuelans in the Americas.
La Declaración de Los Ángeles podría representar un gran paso para la cooperación migratoria real en las Américas
La Declaración de Los Ángeles sobre Migración y Protección, firmada por los líderes de los países del hemisferio occidental al concluirse la Cumbre de las Américas, supone un importante paso progresivo en la creación de un lenguaje común y un coherente conjunto de ideas para gestionar, de forma cooperativa, los flujos migratorios en las Américas, una región que ha sido testigo de una gran movilidad en años recientes.
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.
The Los Angeles Declaration Could Represent a Big Step for Real Migration Cooperation across the Americas
The Los Angeles Agreement on Migration and Protection signed by leaders from 20 countries across the Western Hemisphere at the 2022 Summit of the Americas marks a significant step forward in creating a common language and a coherent set of ideas for more cooperatively managing migration movements across a region that has seen very significant mobility in recent years, as this commentary explains.
Chile’s Welcoming Approach to Immigrants Cools as Numbers Rise
Chile's immigrant population has grown twelvefold since 1992, fueled by Venezuelan and Haitian arrivals, triggering political backlash and a long-overdue—yet contested—policy overhaul.
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.
From Fear to Solidarity: The Difficulty in Shifting Public Narratives about Refugees
Public solidarity with refugees is fragile. Messaging campaigns often backfire, and durable support requires addressing anxieties, equity, and long-term integration.
The Ukrainian Conflict Could Be a Tipping Point for Refugee Protection
Recent displacement crises—ranging from Syria, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Myanmar, South Sudan, to most recently Ukraine—have imposed huge stresses on the humanitarian protection regime. Yet individual countries and regional organizations have been innovating to meet the challenge and expand the options available for protection, in some cases bypassing beleaguered asylum systems. This commentary traces the rise of more ad hoc approaches.
