Movement is not always an option. New article on climate (im)mobility in Middle East in  @fmreview.bsky.social  shows that many who need to move in Yemen, Iraq, & Syria are involuntarily entrapped.  @bramfrouws.bsky.social  𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 : https://f.mtr.cool/zjwqaqvkkg #COP30

𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀’ 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?Helena Maleno from Caminando Fronteras NGO shares her insights with us in her interview for the #MMR2025. 👇🧵(1/4)

📢 #𝗠𝗠𝗥𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼! Join us for a dynamic discussion about migration in the context of geopolitical turmoil during the launch event: 🗓️ Wednesday, 20 November 🕑 14:00–15:30 CET 💻 Online Don’t miss this timely conversation. 👉 Join the dialogue: https://f.mtr.cool/ajmunzgqct @DRC_ngo

🎥 Meet Zakariae Benchrif, one of the winners of the Emerging Perspectives essay competition in the #MMR2025! Read his essay in the upcoming MMR launching NOV. 20, and don’t miss the live #event. Registration and info here 👉https://f.mtr.cool/judccedbqn @DRC_ngo

Latest Quarterly Mixed Migration Update – Asia & Pacific (Jul–Sep 2025) covers: • Large scale Afghan returns continue • Australia reverses its 2023 pledge to end offshore detention • Thailand grants work permits to Myanmar refugees  #QMMU 🔗 Read all: https://f.mtr.cool/nqbpwzrpdn

We’re trying something new.  The Mixed Migration Review 2025 is going audio with AI-narrated episodes on Spotify. The first ones drop 20 Nov with the full MMR live the the same day. 👇 Trailer and our channel: https://f.mtr.cool/ybdpyfpfze #MMR2025

When asked about the normalisation of the extreme in migration policy, Kenneth Roth shares that "the first priority of the human rights movement should be the right to seek asylum."  FULL INTERVIEW OUT ON NOV. 20 👉 Register  #MMR2025 launch: https://f.mtr.cool/ujrlilvzep @drcngo.bsky.social

🎥 Meet Hadia Khan, one of the winners of the Emerging Perspectives essay competition in the #MMR2025 ! Read her essay in the upcoming MMR launching Nov. 20, and don’t miss the live #event, registration and info here 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/acelokdoiw @DRC_ngo

Our latest Quarterly Mixed Migration Update (Q3 2025) for Eastern & Southern Africa, Egypt & Yemen explores key trends in the region, covering displacement from Sudan, rising shipwrecks, and regional deportations. 🔗 Find the full update here:  https://f.mtr.cool/wsvsbxymcj #QMMU

"All of the protections were built on sand and all of the restrictions were built on cement.” — Former official, U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Biden's migration policy A quote that sums up the contradictions of Biden’s migration legacy — and a lesson Europe should heed. 👇

Join us on 20 Nov. 14:00 to 15:30 CET for the virtual launch of the #MMR2025! 💻 This year’s theme: “𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹: 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗹.” Join the discussion, register on Zoom: https://f.mtr.cool/dbhsxxodqu

"T𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭", answers @Tammamo when asked about how serious the recent aid funding cuts are in his interview for the #MMR2025.  📢 Full interview on Nov. 20: https://f.mtr.cool/sezyazkwqt

📣 New key #MixedMigration trends, dynamics and policy developments around the world from the third quarter of 2025. Read the updates in detail: 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/hccligwzhc

"Politically driven quick fixes are crowding out policy."  @bramfrouws.bsky.social  sums up what is not working with current migration policy and 5 things to fix it - a must read:

“Will the new EU Entry/Exit System [EES] always be properly handled at external borders?”  @bramfrouws.bsky.social  notes key things to watch as EU rolls out biometric border system - especially for asylum seekers’ rights, intrview @aljazeera.com   @priyankashankar.bsky.social 

Millions of Afghans having been returning to #Afghanistan amid crackdowns these past 2 years. We interviewed 747 returnees.  53% received no assistance — women are especially excluded with 65% receiving no assistance vs. 49% of men. Aid also varies by country of return: 👇1/2

🎥 Meet Aaron Zou, one of the Emerging Perspectives essay competition winners in the Mixed Migration Review (MMR) 2025!  Read his essay in the #MMR2025 launching on November 20 and register for the launch #event: https://f.mtr.cool/ygpmopwast

The Western Indian Ocean Route is vast, dangerous, and largely invisible, spanning from the Great Lakes region and Somalia to Madagascar, the Comoros, and Mayotte. Our new MMC– @Refugees brief draws on 54 interviews with migrants and refugees who travelled it. ⬇️🧵 (1/3)

#Burundi returnees continue to face challenges long after coming home.  Only 35% feel economically secure. 65% say income doesn’t cover needs.  High costs block healthcare & education.  Explore our infographic 👇

For Burundians returning home, the journey isn’t easy.   Our 🆕 infographic, based on 537 surveys, shows 99% need assistance, yet only 29% have received it.  🔗 See the data and findings here: https://f.mtr.cool/jaglolywvd  #Burundi #MixedMigration #Returns

📢 Sneak Preview 👀 Get an early look at the Mixed Migration Review 2025 with this "Voices on the move" story on Syrian refugees torn between staying and returning. Register for the #MMR2025 launch event on Nov. 20: https://f.mtr.cool/gttikyuxcc

Millions of Afghans are returning from Iran, Pakistan & beyond.  MMC surveyed 747 returnees in 2025 (27% women).  – 15% of women reported no safety risks (vs 66% of men) – 65% of women received no aid (vs 49% of men) –7% of women earned an income (vs 59% of men) 1/2 #Afghanistan

Our research shows: the less prepared, sudden & violent a return, the harder the reintegration. Since 2023, millions of Afghans are returning amid crackdowns.  In 2025 we surveyed 747 returnees to document return dynamics 80% said they were deported / expelled. 👇1/2 #Afghanistan

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼? Based on 450+ surveys, our new report shows how Uruguay’s capital is opening doors for migrants, while also pointing to barriers that still need to be overcome. #4MiCities Read the report: https://f.mtr.cool/dekdeorjpz

Millions of Afghans are returning. They often face abrupt or violent returns, loss of assets & documentation, & limited aid - issues that especially hit women. Of 747 returnees we surveyed in 2025: ➡️80% deported/expelled  ➡️53% didn’t receive aid (65% for women)  1/2 #Afghanistan

On South America’s migration routes, everyone faces dangers — robbery, extortion, illness — but women face added risks, from harassment to trafficking. Our report based on 2,500+ surveys & interviews, shows how gender shapes migration in the region: 📖 https://f.mtr.cool/gieuxmaijq

Pregnancy, breastfeeding & menstruation don’t stop during migration. Women often manage these in precarious conditions, without prenatal care, safe hygiene, or adequate nutrition. Read our report based on 1000+ surveys with women migrants in South America:📖 https://f.mtr.cool/nnqkhdxmfn

“As women we are always seen as weaker, more fragile… as if we were victims." — Venezuelan woman in transit. New MMC report shows how gender shapes migration risks in South America.: 📖 https://f.mtr.cool/rictchzfrf

Did you know about border monitoring through AI tools? Here's a sneak preview 👀 from @volker_turk, the current @UNHumanRights High Commissioner, in one of our #MMR2025 interviews - full ITV out on Nov. 20. 👉 More info: https://f.mtr.cool/igknpqsxiz

📊 MMC 4Mi migrant data from people on the move has been updated with 11,000 new surveys, including ≈ 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 in Mauritania. 60% surveyed in Mauritania were from Senegal / Mali ➡️ 1 in 4 reported using smugglers to cross the border — despite visa-free travel. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/jfjecgpqgq

📅𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 🌍 Event in French Rejoignez-nous pour le lancement de l’étude: 𝙀𝙣𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙩 𝙅𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙙𝙚 𝙡’𝙊𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙪 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙙 📅 Mercredi 24 septembre 🕑 14h (Dakar) / 15h (Rabat) / 16h (Genève) 💻 Inscription via ce lien: https://f.mtr.cool/bcxnompozy

This year's Mixed Migration Review #MMR2025 examines how migration dynamics are reshaping in response to a context of intensified geopolitical turmoil. Join us for the online launch on Nov 20, 14:00-15:30 CET. 💻➡️ Register on Zoom: https://f.mtr.cool/qhbvurkhfe

Migrant women on the move in South America adopt survival strategies — like travelling in groups — but many lack support, and aid is rarely adapted to their specific needs. Our new report shows how gender shapes migration in the region: https://f.mtr.cool/ptddpumlss

🌍 Today at the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Lavina Ranjan from MMC ESA presented findings from our new MECMEA report. It explores how climate change, environmental degradation & conflict are shaping mobility in the East & Horn of Africa. 🧵⬇️ @ACS2ET

Women migrants not only have specific risks to their safety and health— they often also shoulder a double burden of care. New MMC report shows how gender shapes migration across South America. Read the report here: 📖 https://f.mtr.cool/mfttqigxua

Pregnancy, breastfeeding & menstruation don’t stop during migration. Women often manage these in precarious conditions, without prenatal care, safe hygiene, or adequate nutrition. Read our report based on 1000+ surveys with women migrants in South America:📖 https://f.mtr.cool/ikvfxntmys

Women migrants & returnees in #Ethiopia: in partnership with @UN_Women, we surveyed 1,200+ women on their migration journeys ➡️43% of women surveyed used smugglers, often believing it was the easiest option, showing lack of safe, legal pathways. 📘 Full report https://f.mtr.cool/whieuezsmo

📢𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧: “𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲…” Many displaced sexual and gender minorities (SGM) flee to Kenya for safety, but instead face discrimination, stalled asylum claims & life in hiding.   🔗 Download Report: https://f.mtr.cool/dokcrbfudv #LGBTRights #Refugees #MixedMigration #Kenya

🔴 #GFMD2025 - Alma Pérez (UN_Women): The response and protection for migrant women can be improved in three ways.⬇️

🔴#GFMD2025 - Carolina Gottardo (IDC): " We are living through one of the most regressive moments we have seen, and we are losing both migrant rights and gender-related rights that we had gained."

🔴 #GFMD2025 - Alma Pérez (UN Women): "Normative frameworks, policy frameworks, and protocols are all about political will. If there's one region in the world that has normative frameworks, it's Latin America."

🔴 #GFMD2025 - Mónica Negrete @msf.ca :" The impacts on (women's) mental health are extensive and are mainly caused by violence, both in places of destination and during transit. Violence is the primary reason for consultations at MSF services."

🔴#GFMD2025 -Carolina Gottardo (IDC): "When we talk about women on the move, we are talking about many violations of their rights. In some regions, such as South Asia, migrant women workers suffer severe exploitation; some pregnant migrants even lose their babies."

🔴#GFMD2025 - Elismar from the Association ASMIREGP: "Most migrant women arrived in Colombia by crossing the border through unauthorised points, exposing themselves to risks of human trafficking, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation."

🔴#GFMD2025 - 📊 Ximena Canal is presenting data compiled by MMC in 30 countries globally on migrant women. With more than 33,600 surveys, MMC has shown that: ⬇️

🔴📢 We’re live #GFMD Charlotte Müller from MMC is opening the side event at the #GFMD2025 Summit on the Experiences of migrant women in transit & the challenges to their integration in destination countries. MMC aims to research migrant women and is part of this event, considering ⬇️

⏳ In just a few moments, we will be live-tweeting from the #GFMD2025 side event in Riohacha: Experiences of migrant women in transit & the challenges to their integration in destination countries. 🕘 Starts at 09:00 (Colombia time) Follow along! #GFMD

Survey of 1,200+ women on the move in #Ethiopia (in partnership with @UN_Women ) : ➡️ Just 12% of returnees, 8% of migrant women in transit, and 6% of immigrant women knew how to access protection services help if exposed to abuse while abroad. 📄 Full report

#Ethiopia: we surveyed 1,200+ women migrants & returnees on their experiences (in partnership with @UN_Women)  🚨 1 in 5 faced sexual & gender-based violence. Employers were often cited as perpetrators among Ethiopian domestic workers abroad. #SGBV.  📘Report: https://f.mtr.cool/kqmyzhstus

“Migrate as a woman? They always ask for sexual favours in return…” — 29-yr-old Colombian woman in transit. New report based on 2,500+ surveys & interviews, shows how gender shapes migration - from safety risks to health, care burdens & unmet needs.  ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/xsidzxuspi