Humanity has always been on the move. Throughout history, we have migrated in search of new opportunities, as well as to escape persecution, conflict and poverty. Movements of people happen all around the world. But although migration is a global phenomenon, there is still no global understanding of how to manage it.

Today people are moving more than ever before. There are presently around 258 million international migrants. That figure has grown rapidly since the turn of the millennium, when there were 173 million. Together with the increasing volume, we are seeing changing demographics, advancing technology, evolving needs of labour markets and continued challenges posed by wars, shortages, human rights violations and climate change. We sometimes think of certain countries as sources of migrants and others as recipients. But most nations today experience migration from all three perspectives – as countries of origin, transit and destination.


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