Publications

Research, data, and analysis on mixed migration, covering different routes, themes, trends, and scenarios, alongside articles and expert opinions.

Group hiking across a grassy terrain at dawn.
Photo: Richard Arana / IOM 2022

Ceuta: a test of Europe’s new migration pact – and a familiar failure

Article

Bram Frouws on the mass movement into Ceuta, Europe’s migration control vulnerabilities and the human cost of it

Ceuta: a test of Europe’s new migration pact

North Africa, Quarter 2, 2026

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update
North Africa QMMU 2026 Cover Photo

Finding the way to Tunisia

Snapshots and Infographics

Based on 531 migrants and refugees who passed through Tunisia

Infographic on migration to Tunisia with charts and statistics

North Africa, Quarter 1, 2026

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update
North Africa QMMU 2026 Cover Photo

Access to education and the needs of migrant children in Morocco

Snapshots and Infographics

This snapshot is based on 336 surveys with child caregivers.

Barriers to employment and education for young migrants in Morocco

Snapshots and Infographics

This snapshot explores the employment realities and educational needs of young migrants (aged 18 to 24) in Morocco.

Barriers to employment and education for Moroccan migrants.

How Bangladeshi migration to Italy via Libya operates

Article
Map showing migration routes from Bangladesh to Italy via Libya.

The Evolving Route of Bangladeshi Migration to Italy through Libya 

Research Reports and Papers
Overhead view of boat in ocean with debris.

North Africa, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

A Senegalese woman’s perilous journeys marked by exploitation and sexual abuse

Voices on the move MMR 2025

A Senegalese woman recounts her perilous journey to Europe, facing sexual abuse, labour exploitation and an endless wait for asylum…

Map of flight route from Spain to Africa.

Community-led action: the role of grassroots in protecting people on the move

Interview Helena Maleno MMR 2025

Helena Maleno Garzón highlights how grassroots organisations and community-led action are vital to protecting the rights and dignity of people…

Two people smiling, making peace signs outside.

Keeping track in Africa

Report MMR 2025

In 2025, across Africa, intersecting factors of conflict, climate change, weak governance and poverty continued to drive migration and displacement….

People gather with truck in desert landscape.