Migrants have no dedicated advocate within the fractured landscape of the UN system. Could that be changed?
Mobility is key to development and prosperity, and with the proper vision we can make broader legal pathways for migration work for everyone. Español
As sea levels rise, lands dry out, and disasters linked to natural hazards become more common, more and more people are going to be forced to move. Are we prepared?
States are increasingly incorporating development aid into their strategies for controlling migration. But is this the right way to look at the issue, and does it have any hope of ‘success’?
The migrant women working in Lebanese homes have little in the way of protection or rights, but they find ways to carve out normalcy for themselves nevertheless.
Women experience migration different than men do, and with the right policies that can be a source of empowerment more than a source of risk.
The world’s nations accepted the ‘responsibility to protect’ many years ago, but now they must live up to that commitment by ensuring safe passage and protecting displaced persons.
Women migrate all over the world to work or to escape violence, yet in comparison to male migrants they are barely visible in policy and media discussions. This makes them vulnerable. Español
The UN Global Compacts on Refugees and Migrants need to include an accountable way to end immigration detention for children.
We expect the impact of the initiative to carry beyond the global compacts and to influence the way all children on the move are protected and supported.
Immigration detention is becoming a preferred method for states to process and deter migrants, but there are many other options available out there. Español
The tragic spectacle of the past five years has pushed migration to the top of the global policy agenda, but it will take a lot of work to transform that opportunity into substantive change.
