Original Language
English
Number of Pages
161
Reference Number
PUB2021/119/R
Year of Publication
2021
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Asia–Pacific Migration Data Report 2020

In a time of unprecedented social and economic changes, the Migration Data Report 2020 of the Asia–Pacific Regional Data Hub presents the latest evidence on the complex and multifaceted migration dynamics in Asia and the Pacific. The report analyses how COVID-19 altered the regional migration landscape in 2020 and identifies lessons learned and future goals to strengthen migration data collection. The report serves as a tool to monitor progress towards the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration as well as the Migration Governance Indicators and offers evidence-based recommendations to overcome challenges concerning data availability, comprehensiveness and comparability.

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1. Migration Policy
  • 1.1 Policy and Governance
    • 1.1.1 Mobility Restrictions and Containment Measures in Response to COVID-19
      • 1.1.1.1 Border Management and Governance
      • 1.1.1.2 Internal Restrictions
      • 1.1.1.3 Discussion
  • 2. Migration Statistics
  • 2.1 Migrant Stock
    • 2.1.1 Emigration
    • 2.1.2 Immigration
    • 2.1.3 Discussion
  • 3. Types of Migration
  • 3.1 Labour Migration
    • 3.1.1 Regional Overview of International Labour Migration
    • 3.1.2 Specific Labour Migration Corridors
    • 3.1.3 Discussion
  • 3.2 Forced Migration
    • 3.2.1 Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Internally Displaced Persons
      • 3.2.1.1 Refugees and Asylum Seekers
      • 3.2.1.2 Internally Displaced Persons
    • 3.2.2 Refugee Resettlement
    • 3.2.3 Discussion
  • 3.3 Return Migration
    • 3.3.1 Stranded Migrants
    • 3.3.2 Voluntary Return
      • 3.3.2.1 Assisted Voluntary Return
      • 3.3.2.2 Voluntary Repatriation
    • 3.3.3 Forced Return
    • 3.3.4 The Link between COVID-19 and Return Migration
    • 3.3.5 Discussion
  • 3.4 Irregular Migration
    • 3.4.1 Document Falsification
    • 3.4.2 Migrant Smuggling
    • 3.4.3 Discussion
  • 4. Migration and Vulnerability
  • 4.1 Emergencies
    • 4.1.1 Vulnerabilities Related to COVID-19
      • 4.1.1.1 Health
      • 4.1.1.2 Food Security
      • 4.1.1.3 Employment
      • 4.1.1.4 Social Impact
      • 4.1.1.5 Discussion
    • 4.1.2 Vulnerabilities Related to Forced Displacement
      • 4.1.2.1 Emergencies and Forced Displacement
      • 4.1.2.2 COVID-19, Climate Change and Internally Displaced Persons
      • 4.1.2.3 Discussion
  • 4.2 Trafficking in Persons
    • 4.2.1. Discussion
  • 4.3 Migrant Deaths and Disappearances
    • 4.3.1 Discussion
  • 5. Migration and Vulnerability
  • 5.1 Remittances
    • 5.1.1 Discussion
  • Conclusion and Recommendations
  • Annex I: Sustainable Development Goals Indicators with Reference to Migration
  • Annex II: Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Objectives
  • Annex III: Migration Governance Indicators