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

Canada

These are the countries that accept the most refugees in the world

Globally, 92,000 refugees were resettled in 2018, with 28,000 of these refugees resettling in Canada and only 23,000 in the US, a figure which was down from 33,000 in 2017.

Jynnah Radford and Phillip Connor · Pew Research Center 27 Jun 2019

Migration

5 facts you should know about the world’s refugees

20 June marks World Refugee Day. The UN’s latest Global Trends report, Forced Displacement, reveals some surprising facts about the world’s displaced people.

Johnny Wood 20 Jun 2019

Migration

How climate change exacerbates the refugee crisis – and what can be done about it

Ahead of World Refugee Day, the time has come to recognize climate change related migration

Maram Ahmed 20 Jun 2019

Humanitarian Action

A world of pain in three stories. This is the refugee crisis today

The scale of a humanitarian crisis is often expressed in statistics, but it is better measured in the lives and fates of real people.

Filippo Grandi 19 Jun 2019

Migration

The cost of being smuggled into the US has spiked – here’s why

There's big money to be made smuggling desperate people into the US from Mexico, not only for smugglers, but also corrupt police and border guards.

Justin Rohrlich · Quartz 12 Jun 2019

United States

Chart of the day: Where America's refugees came from in 2018

Historically, the United States has resettled more refugees than any other country. Now, that’s all changing.

Rosamond Hutt 11 Jun 2019

Education, Gender and Work

The rise of the English-speaking, college-educated undocumented immigrant

Undocumented immigrants in the US are increasingly likely to be college-educated, according to a recent study by Pew Research Center.

Ana Campoy · Quartz 05 Jun 2019

Water

How water scarcity triggers the refugee crisis – and what tech can do to solve it

Lack of drinking water plays a much larger role in migration than most people realize. But thanks to new tech, humanity is on the brink of overcoming the shortfall in potable H2O for good.

Maxim Pasik 04 Jun 2019

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Migration

The 5 biggest refugee myths: debunked

These are the countries that welcome refugees over immigrants

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

These are the countries that accept the most refugees in the world

5 facts you should know about the world’s refugees

How climate change exacerbates the refugee crisis – and what can be done about it

A world of pain in three stories. This is the refugee crisis today

The cost of being smuggled into the US has spiked – here’s why

Chart of the day: Where America's refugees came from in 2018

The rise of the English-speaking, college-educated undocumented immigrant

How water scarcity triggers the refugee crisis – and what tech can do to solve it

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