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WHAT'S NEXT?: Conflict, climate change, and economic necessity will continue to cause mass migrations to more stable countries and in turn cause concerns about integration, security and excess demand of national resources.from the accepting nation.

  • [New] In the short term, Mexico's guest-worker programs might not make much of a dent in the northbound migration flow. Washington Post
  • [New] Countries receiving refugees need to be aware of the risks of exploitation and ensure access for refugees to essential services, including education and childcare, as well as opportunities for employment. United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime
  • [New] Advocates warn that rolling back assistance to migrants - many of whom have made difficult journeys from Central and South America - will exacerbate what is already a humanitarian crisis for thousands of people who are trying their best to make ends meet and leave overcrowded shelters. Washington Post
  • [New] The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. The Washington Post
  • [New] The UN's aid agency for Palestinian refugees is at risk of death, at risk of dismantlement but there is hope more aid will be restored after moves by Canada and Sweden. Al Jazeera
  • [New] Sweden and Canada have said they will resume aid payments to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. BBC News
  • [New] Officials have introduced harsher rules designed to deter asylum-seekers, including a controversial law to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda where their asylum claims will be processed. The Washington Post
  • Current US border policy compels increasing numbers of people to spend long periods in Mexico, where critical services are already struggling to meet the needs of migrants, who also face violence and other protection risks. The IRC
  • A program that is neither secret nor deemed a security risk by the United States government is responsible for flying more than 320,000 vetted migrants with U.S. citizen sponsors into American airports so they can maintain residency while their claims of asylum are adjudicated. Snopes
  • The influx of migrants will help to drive up the total number of adults in the UK from 55 million in 2023 to 57 million by the end of the decade. The Telegraph
  • Some migrants with criminal backgrounds are not vetted and are improperly released into communities, putting U.S. citizens at risk. AP News
  • Gaza is on the brink of famine, the head of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees warned in late February. Middle East Eye
  • Evidence published by the Refugee Council from organizations that support people who are seeking asylum finds that the fear of being sent to Rwanda will simply result in riskier journeys to avoid detection on arrival. The Guardian
  • Through the Pact on Migration and Asylum, the EU will strengthen the management of asylum applications in the EU, protecting refugees and people in need of international protection, as well as supporting refugee-host countries. European Commission
  • The potential influx of migrants into the U.S. from Mexico poses a significant risk to state institutions at a humanitarian, economic, and governance level. Brookings
  • The Scottish Asylum and Refugee Resettlement Agency would work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to identify refugees with the most pressing needs and no durable solution in their current location who could come to Scotland. SPICe Spotlight | Solas air SPICe
  • The UK will pay to the economic transformation and integration fund, which is designed to support economic growth in Rwanda; and make payments to cover asylum processing and operational costs for individuals relocated to Rwanda. The Guardian
  • At least two dozen people died off Senegal's northern coast and many others were injured when their boat capsized, officials said, underscoring the danger of the route used by an increasing number of migrants seeking to reach Spain from West Africa. Winnipeg Free Press
  • Owing to economic factors, including limited job opportunities and low wages, there has been significant outward migration in recent years and more than one million Tajiks migrate to Russia every year. ReliefWeb
  • Over the past few years, the Universities of Sanctuary movement has been growing in the UK, as an increasing number of universities have started to offer more opportunities to students with backgrounds of forced migration. University of Leicester

Last updated: 27 March 2024



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