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High-level dialogue and publication launch: Closing data gaps on children on the move

In 2020, there were an estimated 35.5 million international child migrants globally, the largest number ever recorded. Around one in 66 children worldwide living outside the country of her or his birth was considered a migrant.

Missing from the story: The urgent need for better data to protect children on the move IDAC Data InSIGHT # 1

This inaugural International Data Alliance for Children on the Move (IDAC) info brief, Data InSight #1, uses the most recent available data to describe the current situation of children on the move. Key facts and figures illuminate the scale and scope of children’s movement around the globe and how data and statistics play an integral role in protecting these vulnerable children.

2021 Annual International Migration and Forced Displacement Trends and Policies Report to the G20

Latest available data indicate a significant decrease in overall migration flows to G20 countries in 2020. In total, 7 to 7.5 million new temporary and permanent migrants entered G20 countries in 2020, which represents about a 40% decrease on average compared to 2019.

COVID hit to migration levels - Recovery efforts must address structural obstacles to migrant integration

Migration flows to OECD countries declined significantly, with much of the progress in migrant integration achieved over the past decade wiped out in just one year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Migration Flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statistics on Permits for Migrants

The report presents and describes the new database that compiles data on the number of residence permits granted in fifteen countries of the region by type of permit and nationality of the migrant over a five-year period from 2015-2019.

Impact of COVID-19 on international students in EU and OECD Member States

This brief looks at the impact of COVID-19 on international students in EU and OECD Member States. It analyses the data collected between February and June 2020 and covers both the admission of new international students who are not yet residing in EU and OECD countries, as well as the situation of those already physically present.

Regional Integration in the Union for the Mediterranean - Progress Report

Financing the extension of social insurance to informal economy workers - The role of remittances

Safe pathways for refugees: OECD-UNHCR Study on Third-country solutions for Refugees, 2021

This joint study carried out by the OECD and UNHCR presents an overview of safe admission pathways used by persons of concern to UNHCR across specific population groups over the decade prior to the Covid crisis (2010-2019). The report shows an encouraging trend: over 1.5 million individuals arrived in OECD countries in the period, and the targets set in the Three-year Strategy for 2019 were met.

EMN-OECD Umbrella Inform - The Impact of Covid-19 in the migration area in EU and OECD countries

Between July 2020 and January 2021, the EMN, the OECD and the KCMD published a series of five EMN OECD Informs on the impact of COVID-19 on migration. This Umbrella Inform provides an update on these impacts as at 31 December 2020, closes earlier information gaps, summarises and analyses the key findings across the earlier Informs, and identifies the main challenges and learning points in responding to the pandemic at national level.