Africa: Dozens More Migrants Die After Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of Yemen: [UN News] The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 56 people had died and 132 were missing after a vessel carrying 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Shuqrah, in Yemen's Abyan Governorate on 3 August. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMKYW2 #MigrantCrisis #Yemen #InternationalMigration #DrowningPrevention #IOM

A joint study by our researchers and the Université de Genève takes a sweeping look at international migration in Switzerland from 1966 to the present day. The authors hope that their insights into the underlying patterns can help policymakers secure the country’s economic growth.

Read more: https://go.epfl.ch/4a24f2

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Immigration: from clichés to economic competitiveness

A joint study by EPFL and the University of Geneva takes a sweeping look at international migration in Switzerland from 1966 to the present day. The authors hope that their insights into the underlying patterns can help policymakers secure the country’s economic growth.

Africa: The Demographic Struggle Over International Migration: [IPS] Portland, Usa -- Approximately 1.3 billion people, or 16% of the world's population, wish to leave their country permanently, while over a billion people believe that fewer or no immigrants should be allowed into their countries. This demographic struggle between the two sides over international migration is causing… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLdfDl #Migration #InternationalMigration #Demographics #GlobalIssues #ImmigrationDebate

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🆕Migration of researchers 🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

Ebru Sanlitürk, Samin Aref, Emilio Zagheni + Francesco Billari assess the initial effects of the 2016 Brexit referendum on the mobility of researchers to and from the UK. Although they do not observe a brain drain, they find evidence that scholars’ mobility patterns changed.

Read more: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/winter_2024_25_13588

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#InternationalMigration
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MPIDR - Winter 2024/25

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

As inauguration day draws near, let’s remember that moving to another country isn’t as easy as it seems, especially for those with disabilities. Moving requires a lot of resources that many people don’t have, and not all countries are welcoming to people with chronic health conditions.

#InaugurationDay #DisabilityRights #InternationalMigration #ChronicHealthConditions