People working abroad sent more money home to low- and middle-income countries in 2018 than ever before, and the biggest individual chunk went to India: a total of $79 billion, equal to n...

John Letzing and Andrew Berkley 04 Oct 2019

Migration

India's record-breaking diaspora in numbers

The country’s expatriates are making an economic impact around the world – and back home.

Katharine Rooney 30 Sep 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Cities could be our best weapon in the fight against climate change

Cities are stepping-up to confront many of the world’s biggest existential challenges – especially climate change. Here are six ways the world's cities are leading the way towards a more ...

Robert Muggah 12 Sep 2019

Migration

Here's how refugees can realize their own economic potential

What lessons can be learned from a business training programme in Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp?

Mahmoud Jabari and Silje Ditlefsen 01 Sep 2019

India

Migrant workers sent more money to India than any other country last year

Indians working abroad topped the global ranking for money sent home to their families in 2018.

Simon Torkington 30 Aug 2019

Water

Are water shortages driving migration? Researchers dispel myths

Economic and social issues are larger motivations than water scarcity for those seeking migration.

Adela Suliman · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 28 Aug 2019

Migration

The power of cash for refugees

David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, explains the value of a cash-assistance programme for refugees in Turkey.

David Beasley · Project Syndicate 27 Aug 2019

Migration

Fraudulent fish, refugee myths, the racial wealth gap and other top stories of the week

Also in this week's round-up: China's robot boom, the power of blockchain and why one country is paying migrants to return.

Adrian Monck 23 Aug 2019

Migration

The 5 biggest refugee myths: debunked

The biggest misconceptions and myths about refugees and the refugee crisis

Alexander Court 19 Aug 2019

Geopolitics

This is how countries feel about welcoming refugees and migrants

A Pew Research Center study on most attitudes towards refugees reveals a more positive sentiment.

Raea Ramussen and Jacob Poushter · Pew Research Center 19 Aug 2019

Humanitarian Action

5 ways to be a better humanitarian

From promoting business decarbonization to helping refugees, here are some altruistic paths to start out on for World Humanitarian Day.

Annemieke Tsike-Sossah 19 Aug 2019

Entrepreneurship

There is huge talent in the world's refugee camps. We must realize this overlooked potential

The workforce among G20 countries is shrinking - and the solution could lie in the world's increasing number of refugees. Last year, the Forum of Young Global Leaders sent a delegation to...

Joelle Hangi and Mariah Levin 25 Jul 2019

Climate Change

Climate change could leave rural populations trapped in poverty

With the average temperature projected to increase by up to 4 degrees Celsius each year in the coming century, the change is expected to affect migration patterns significantly.

Giovanni Peri and Akira Sasahara · VoxEU 15 Jul 2019

Migration

Mexico City has become a haven for LGBTQ migrants

The Latin American capital offers tolerance and freedom to migrants fleeing persecution for their sexuality in other parts of the country, following the reignited tension between Mexico a...

Rebekah F Ward · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 03 Jul 2019

Migration

Making migration work for everyone

Today's disorderly migration requires an alternative approach to make the process better for migrants and the people of the countries they end up in, writes the Foreign Secretary of Bangl...

Md. Shahidul Haque · Project Syndicate 28 Jun 2019

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Migration

A visual guide to remittances, the lifeblood of developing economies

India's record-breaking diaspora in numbers

Cities could be our best weapon in the fight against climate change

Here's how refugees can realize their own economic potential

Migrant workers sent more money to India than any other country last year

Are water shortages driving migration? Researchers dispel myths

The power of cash for refugees

Fraudulent fish, refugee myths, the racial wealth gap and other top stories of the week

The 5 biggest refugee myths: debunked

This is how countries feel about welcoming refugees and migrants

5 ways to be a better humanitarian

There is huge talent in the world's refugee camps. We must realize this overlooked potential

Climate change could leave rural populations trapped in poverty

Mexico City has become a haven for LGBTQ migrants

Making migration work for everyone

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