Population
84% of refugees live in developing countries
Millions of refugees settle in the world’s poorest countries, placing a heavy burden on economies struggling to grow and with few extra resources to support the people coming in.
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Industry
Economy
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Global Issue
Industry
Economy
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System Initiative
Migration
Migration
The number of displaced people in the world just hit a record high
The UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report identifies an ever-growing refugee population, mainly from Syria.
Global Economic Imbalances
Migrant or refugee? Why the line is sometimes blurred
Parvati Nair looks at the distinction between migrants and refugees and examines two similar stories, with very different outcomes.
Migration
Why there's only one real solution to the refugee crisis
The only real option for tackling the refugee crisis is to address the causes of people’s displacement, this requires adapting development policies to economic reality.
Migration
How Google searches could help governments map immigration flows
A study found that the search terms used by Middle Easterners en route to Europe were pretty close predictors of their movements.
Fragility, Violence and Conflict
Safe havens: why cities are crucial to the global refugee crisis
Where nation states and populists are closing borders and rejecting migrants, cities are open, diverse and cosmopolitan - making them a potential antidote to reactionary nationalism aroun...
Population
This is the bright flight, or why young people are leaving the cities
Hyper-urban migration is occuring, and cities need to respond.
Fragility, Violence and Conflict
Syria has changed the way we respond to refugees. Here's how
Increased connectivity, biometric registration and a smart use of data have increased what we can do for the displaced.
Environment
Meet the refugee building homes out of discarded plastic bottles
Breica, who has a Master’s degree in energy efficiency, built the first house for his grandmother using 6000 plastic bottles filled with sand and straw.
Global
15 years of migration in 15 mesmerizing maps
Maps created using data from UNHCR show the flow of migrants around the world since 2001.
Migration
If we can help Somalia, we can help Libya’s migrants too
There are at least 400,000 migrants inside Libya now - many held in detention centres with appalling conditions. Improving life for them could be the path to putting this battered country...
Human Rights
These are Africa’s most powerful passports
Citizens of some African nations enjoy similar travel rights to Europeans, while others fare little better than Syrian passport-holders.
Migration
25 years and half a world apart: this is how mother and daughter were reunited
A non-profit tech organization is reuniting refugee families across the world with missing loved ones.
Population
Migration from Latin America to the US is changing and policy needs to catch-up
Jonathan Hiskey explores the changing face of Latin American migration to the United States.
Environment
Scientists have a plan to help us to retreat and relocate in a changing climate
Scientists have charted landscapes to clarify when and how to implement “managed retreat,” in the face of extreme weather risks.