Global migration links

Information on global migration

Migration News: Started in 1994 by University of California at Davis, Migrant News covers all regions of the world. It used to be issued monthly, but from January 2003, It is to be issued quarterly.

Migration Information Source: Started in 2002 by Migration Policy Institute, Washington, D.C., it is issued monthly.

Asian Migration News (AMN): AMN is a by-weekly information service, produced by the Scalabrini Migration Center and supported by the International Organization for Migration, aimed at providing scholars, policy makers, advocates and students with a summary of news and events related to migration in Asia.

WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations: Founded in 1995 by European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

European Migration Information Network (EMIN): Founded by Migration Research Unit, which is based in the Department of Geography at University College London

Electronic Immigration Network (ENI): ENI is run by a voluntary sector organisation in Manchester specializing in the provision of information on immigration and refugee law via the Internet, particularly in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Migration Policy Group (MPG), Brussels: MPG is monitoring European developments in policies and law as they relate to migration and diversity.

Stalker's guide to international migration: Run by Peter Stalker, a freelance writer based in Oxford, UK.


BBC News: Migrant World


Migration research in the world

Immigration authorities in the world

Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM): The Commission was launched by the UN Secretary-General on 9 December 2003 in Geneva. It began its work on 1 January 2004 and will make available its final report to the Secretary-General, and to other stakeholders, in the summer of 2005.

EU
European Commission on Employment and Social Affairs: Immigration
Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration, January 2005
First Annual Report on migration and integration, July 2004

European Commission on Justice and Home Affairs: Immigration Policy in the EU
Handbook on Integration, November 2004
Migrant Policy Group on the handbook

Migration Information Source's Feature Story, "The Berne Initiative: Toward the Development of an International Policy Framework on Migration."
IOM on the Berne Initiative, "The Berne Initiative: A Global Consultative Process for Inter-State Cooperation on Migration Management"

Geneva Migration Group: The group consists of heads of six international organizations, such as UNODC, UNHCHR, IOM, OHCHR, UNCTAD and ILO.

IOM Council on International Dialogue on Migration


Issues related to global migration

Multiculturalism

Globalization

Human rights


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