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The Migrant Boon
04/07/2017. New research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) shows that cross-border migrants contribute nearly 10% of global GDP.
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What It Means When 5 Million Syrians Leave Their Country
03/30/2017. As the war there stretches into a seventh year, more than five million citizens, nearly a quarter of Syria’s prewar population, have fled their country.
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IOM, EU Strengthen Ties on Global Migration
03/10/2017. "The EU and IOM share the view that no country can effectively address migration alone" William Lacy Swing
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How America Receives Refugees
02/20/2017. “We Were So Beloved” is Manfred Kirchheimer’s personal documentary about the German Jews who made it to the United States—and those who didn’t.
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Poorer countries host most of the forcibly displaced
02/27/2017. Most of the 3.2 million who were driven from their homes in the first half of 2016 found shelter in low or middle income countries.
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Migration trends to watch in 2017
12/21/2017. There is no sure way of predicting where the next refugee crisis will come from, but some strong policy trends have emerged.
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IOM’s 107th Governing Council
12/09/2016. Read William Lacy Swing director general's report to the 107th session of the council
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4 maps that will change how you see migration in Europe
08/16/2016. Did you know that Polish people represent the highest percentage of the foreign-born population in Norway?
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 345,440; Deaths at Sea: 4,655
11/22/2016. The Central Mediterranean route connecting North Africa to Italy has proved the deadliest passage, accounting for over 4,100 of this year’s drownings.
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Migration facts in a post-truth world
11/17/2016. Here are a few of the most influential post-truths about migration and refugees, and the facts that contradict them.
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