Themes

Explore eleven thematic pages bringing together MMC’s main findings, data and analysis on key mixed migration issues.

Drivers & Decision making

Key findings, publications and FAQs on why people move and how decisions are made.

A woman with children, all their luggage, crossing the road.
Photo Gema Cortes / IOM 2024

Risks, Protection & Assistance

An overview of our findings and research on the risks people on the move face and their needs.

A man receives treatment in a health clinic, for wounds he endured due to torture by traffickers.
Photo: Paul Choy / IOM 2025, Djibouti

Smuggling & Trafficking

Key research findings, publications, and FAQs on human smuggling and trafficking.

Truck with people in the desert
Photo: Miguel Almario / IOM 2016

Migration Trends & Scenarios

Analysis of mixed migration trends and scenarios amid fast-changing dynamics.

A map of the world with different points.
Photo: Andrew Stutesman on Unsplash

Returns & Reintegration

An overview of our publications and findings on returns and reintegration of migrants and refugees.

Two women hugging at an airport
Photo: Ramiro Aguilar Villamarín / IOM Ecuador 2023

Policy & Governance

Our analysis of migration policies and whether they are working.

Political propaganda paper lying on the Westminster Bridge, London. With Immigration written in bold.
Photo: Metin Ozer / Unsplash, London 2019

Climate (Im)mobility

Evidence on how climate and environmental pressures shape mobility, immobility and displacement.

Climate (im)mobility
Photo by Long Bà Mùi from Pexels

Gender, Children & Youth

Publications on the distinct migration experiences of women, children, youth, and LGBTIQ+ people.

Gender, Children and Youth in Migration
Photo by Ruslan Lytvyn from Зображення користувача Руслан Литвин

Urban Migration & Cities

Insights into migration in urban settings and its impacts on migrants, refugees and cities.

Urban migration & Cities in Mixed Migration
Photo by by Tom Fisk from Pexels

Labour, Livelihoods & Social Cohesion

Research on how access to work and livelihoods shapes migration and social integration.

Labour, Livelihoods and Social Cohesion in Migration Contexts
Photo by Confidence Nzewi from Alamy

Information & Technology

Publications on how access to information and technology affect migration journeys.

Information & Technology in Migration
Photo by indra projects from Pexels