The World Migration Report 2024, the first-ever IOM report available in HTML, is the twelfth edition of the IOM's flagship World Migration Report publication series. It explores recent developments in migration and mobility globally and was launched by IOM Director General, Amy Pope on 7 May 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Chapters of the report The World Migration Report 2024 has 9 chapters, the first of which presents an overview of the report and discusses how migration continues to be part of the solution for many economies, societies and families around the world. The other 8 chapters aim to inform current and future policy deliberations and discussions by providing key data, a clear identification of the key issues, a critical overview of relevant research and analysis and a discussion of the implications for future research and policymaking. Chapter 2 draws upon global sources of data to provide an overview of key figures and trends regarding the stocks and flows of international migrants, as well as remittances. After an initial review of overall migrant stocks and flows, the chapter looks at these trends for specific migrant groups, including migrant workers, international students, refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons. Chapter 3 focuses on key regional dimensions of, and developments in, migration in six world regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America, and Oceania. An overview and brief discussion of key population-related statistics, and a description of “key features and developments” in migration, is provided for each of these regions. Chapter 4 first appeared in the World Migration Report 2022. It examines the questions of “who migrates internationally, and where do they go?” It analyses diverse statistical data and draws upon some of the existing body of research on migration determinants and decision-making. It shows a growing “mobility inequality”, with most international migration now occurring between rich countries to the increasing exclusion of poorer countries. At a time when misinformation and disinformation about migration and migrants are both increasing and increasingly effective, chapter 5 analyzes the interaction between migration, mobility and inhuman security in contemporary settings. It draws upon conceptualizations of the topic that have evolved over recent decades. Chapter 6 provides an overview of the interactions between migration and gender across diverse geographies worldwide. It covers family migration, marriage migration and displacement, with a particular focus on labour migration, one of the main – and highly gendered – types of migration. It explores how gender influences migration experiences, including displacement, throughout the migration cycle. Chapter 7 explores the interlinkages between climate change, food insecurity and human mobility, highlighting the complexities of their relationships in multiple scenarios across the globe. The analysis is nuanced and goes beyond the simplistic view of human mobility as a natural consequence. Chapter 8 delves into the implications of global migration governance as a multi-stakeholder regime under the guidance of the United Nations, building on chapters from the two previous World Migration Reports. It traces the evolution of international cooperation on migration from the Global Commission for International Migration (2005) to the 2022 International Migration Review Forum (IMRF). The ninth and last chapter of the report examines the transformative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global migration and mobility, providing an update to the chapter on COVID-19 in the World Migration Report 2022. It addresses the following questions: “How have travel and movement restrictions changed since the last Report? How have migration and mobility patterns evolved across the same period? And what are the most important long-term implications of these trends?”.
Critical reception Upon release, the 2024 World Migration Report received widespread praise. The report was well received by newspapers, academics and think tanks. Andrew Selee, president of the Migration Policy Institute said that “[the World Migration Report 2024] is the fundamental sort of book for data, basic information [and] basic understanding on migration that everyone should have... [It is] the best resource on migration data and trends out there.” The Migration Policy Centre has acknowledged its relevance describing it as “a gold mine of information and analysis”.
Collaboration The report is a highly collaborative venture, drawing on expertise of IOM staff specialising in migration programme delivery, policy development and migration research and analysis, as well as leading migration researchers from around the world. The report was peer reviewed by IOM experts and senior migration academics, including: • Dr Maruja AB Asis, Scalabrini Migration Center • Prof Michael Clemens, George Mason University • Prof Jonathan Crush, Wilfrid Laurier University • Prof Elizabeth Ferris, Georgetown Ferris • Prof Luisa Feline Freier, Universidad del Pacífico • Jenna Hennebry, Wilfrid Laurier University • Prof Ahmet İçduygu, Koç University • Dr Binod Khadria, Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism • Prof Rainer Muenz, Central European University • Prof Marta Pachocka, Warsaw School of Economics • Prof Nicola Piper,
Queen Mary University of London • Prof Joseph Teye,
University of Ghana • Prof Brenda Yeoh, Asia Research Institute ==See also==