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Explore all our publications including Research Reports, Articles, 4Mi Snapshots and Infographics, and Quarterly Mixed Migration Updates.

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Research Reports and Papers

How Smuggling Really Works: Drivers, Operations, and Impacts

Evidence from +80,000 interviews with refugees & migrants and +450 interviews with smugglers.

Migrants on their way through the desert towards the border with Algeria
Photo: Sven Torfinn/Panos
Research Reports and Papers

Afghan Returns

Based on surveys with 747 Afghan returnees and 32 in-depth interviews carried out in 2025.

Thousands of Afghans cross back into their homeland through the Islam Qala border in Herat province, following a sharp rise in mass returns from Iran. In recent weeks, the number of returnees has surged dramatically—many arriving with few belongings after being deported or forced to leave due to growing insecurity. The border has seen unprecedented crowds, with some days recording over 30,000 people returning in urgent and difficult conditions. 
Photo: UNHCR/Oxygen Empire Media Production, 2025
Article

Migrant workers, climate, and constraint: Behind the scenes of Saudi Arabia’s labour engine

Construction worker on scaffold in protective gear.
© Faisal Nasser / Reuters, 2014
Research Reports and Papers

Eritrean displacement amidst shrinking spaces of refuge

How Eritreans have adjusted to externalisation policies & shrinking spaces of refuge.

Photo: Sara Creta, 2021

Access to education and the needs of migrant children in Morocco

Snapshots and Infographics

This snapshot is based on data collected from child caregivers.

Report on migrant children's education needs in Morocco.

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.

Report on youth employment, education barriers in Morocco.

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.

Europe’s new migration strategy cannot rely on falling numbers alone

Article
European Union flags outside modern glass building.

Routes in flux: is EU migration policy working?  

Research Reports and Papers

Why falling irregular arrivals do not mean EU migration policy is working. Analysis of deterrence, shifting routes, and the costs…

The Mixed Migration Centre Routes in Flux Paper on EU migration strategy

Asia and the Pacific, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

Eastern and Southern Africa, Egypt and Yemen, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update
A boat carrying deported Comorian migrants from Mayotte.

Europe, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

Latin America and the Caribbean, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

North Africa, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update

West Africa, Quarter 4, 2025

Quarterly Mixed Migration Update