The Migration Podcast

Since Russia's invasion in 2022, uncertainty continues to loom over several aspects of this conflict on the lives of Ukrainians. Along with lingering displacement of those still in their country, continued destruction...

There are at least three main drivers for the migration year 2025: the ongoing war in Ukraine, the developments in Syria, and the new government in the United States. ICMPD ́s Migration Outlook report takes a look into...

Human trafficking is a migration issue. While movements across and within borders increase, it has remained largely invisible and complex to address. Children and women are also faced with rising threats of abuse and...

Amidst the worsening conditions in Afghanistan, ICMPD's Migrant Resource Centres (MRC) remain agile and responsive. Through its strong engagement with communities, the MRCs adapt to the unique challenges of Afghans –...

In political discourses, migration is often linked with the legal or political conditions of migrants, and how this benefits them in their host countries. There are also prevailing, simplistic notions of "illegal" or...

Brussels ushers in new leadership at the European Parliament in June. Migration, along with defence and the economy, will be a key issue to drive the changes in and for the next five years’ politics. To make sense of a...

In a year full of elections, ICMPD expects migration to be a pivotal topic. While many governments implement quick fixes ahead of their electoral cycles, opposition parties are tying their campaigns to migration-related...

The Vienna Migration Conference is an annual event organised by ICMPD since 2016. It gathers decision-makers in the migration sphere and provides an informal platform to discuss and connect on anything migration. In...

Where would you turn to if you had the wish to work abroad but were unfamiliar with the labour laws in the country of your destination? How would you ensure that the information that you find online is accurate and...

Sudan – Africa’s third largest county with a population of 45 million has recently made headlines, resembling a nightmare scenario. On April 15 th , a military conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid...

When bombs started falling on Ukraine in February 24, fellow Europeans were fast to open their homes to provide shelter to Ukrainians. The EU was fast to react, too. On 4 March, 22, it pulled the so-called Temporary...

Migration is a global phenomenon, however, the majority of migration movements happen within regions. The International Centre for Migration Policy Development identified six priority regions, in which operations take...

Europe and the EU are experiencing perhaps the most challenging times since the end of the Second World War, - in terms of the geopolitical situation and migration , flight and displacement . How will the war in...

Despite being one of the most prosperous countries in Africa, Tunisia has had one of the highest rates of asylum seekers in the EU in 2022. A decade after the so-called Arab Spring, Tunisia is struggling economically...

More than 1500 dead, 12 thousand injured and 30 million internally displaced – Pakistan is facing its biggest humanitarian crisis in 75 years, caused by unusual weather phenomena worldwide. Why is this country, which is...