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Arts & Culture
This banned Shakespearean speech is being used to support refugees today
The Book of Sir Thomas More was banned by Queen Elizabeth's censor, but a speech from the play is being used to support refugees today.
Humanitarian Response
Obama bids welcome to more refugees. But can the world deliver?
Will rich countries will honour President Obama’s pledge to resettle more refugees?
Entrepreneurship
How Jordan's refugee camps became hubs of sci-fi tech and booming business
Two members of the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council visited Jordan's biggest refugee camp expecting scenes of despair. What they found was innovation and enterprise.
Humanitarian Response
Refugee camps last for decades – it's time to make their infrastructure permanent
Infrastructure can become strained as refugees stay in temporary camps for extended periods of time. Refugee charter cities are a possible solution.
Global shapers
Why the migration crisis needs a private-sector response
Peter Sutherland explores the role of the private sector in responding to the refugee crisis.
Migration
The horrors of war and conflict captured in one harrowing poem
This video featuring Cate Blanchett and Kit Harington highlights what refugees take with them when they flee their homes.
Humanitarian Response
Child refugee numbers have soared, according to a new Unicef report
The number of child refugees has grown nearly 80% in just 5 years, according to a new report by Unicef.
Humanitarian Response
Half of the world's refugees come from just three countries
Of the 16.1 million refugees under the protection of the UNHCR, over half come from Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia.
Global
Why you're probably wrong about levels of immigration in your country
In developed countries around the world, people think immigrant populations are much larger than they actually are.
Employment and Skills
The free movement of people: what it is and why it matters
Here's why the EU principle of free movement of people is a key issue.
Global
What countries could learn from cities about integrating immigrants
If municipal authorities were empowered to play a more active role in crafting immigration policies, everyone would benefit, writes Peter Sutherland.
Migration
Why the world needs an 'OPEC' for migrant workers
Labour exporters need to protect their investments in human capital, and a cartel-like political body is the most effective way to do this, writes Sami Mahroum.
Economy
6 ways to stem growing hostility towards migrants
Lord Michael Hastings and Dr Khalid Koser on how can we work towards a more informed debate and policy response to immigration.
Global shapers
Immigrants don't harm economies. In fact, the opposite may be true
It's become a popular notion in the West that immigrants harm natives' job prospects. Research gives strong reason to believe otherwise.
Europe
4 maps that will change how you see migration in Europe
These maps show European migration in numbers – with surprising results.