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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 23/09/2026

Where do smugglers fit into journeys through Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand? In Kuala Lumpur, MMC’s Evan Jones shared our research with governments across the Bali Process at a regional dialogue on migrant smuggling. Read more: f.mtr.cool/zbdhmj7ija

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 09/09/2026

📢 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 - Join the launch of the Mixed Migration Review 2026! This year's theme is migration in the age of polycrisis. 🔗 Register on Zoom to join the conversation: f.mtr.cool/g6huxn2zn3 #MMR2026

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 19/08/2026

In Quarter 2 2026 in Europe: 1 million undocumented migrants apply for regularisation in Spain; while the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum implementation began on 12 June. 🔗 Read the full updates for more detailed information: f.mtr.cool/xwvuasogvq

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 12/08/2026

US deportation flights rose 56% in May 2026 compared with May 2025, while southern border encounters increased 65% since January. Across Latin America & the Caribbean, third-country agreements also expanded Read more updates: f.mtr.cool/vivejupkew #QMMU

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 04/08/2026

This quarter across 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰: borders hardened against Afghans, funding fell short for Rohingya refugees, and hundreds of thousands remained trapped in cyber scam centres across Southeast Asia. Read our Q2 2026 update: f.mtr.cool/ponxsjaryw #QMMU

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 30/07/2026

In Quarter 2 2026 in West Africa: arrivals to the Canary Islands dropped 67%, while boat departures from the Gambia increased by 100%. Movements toward Spain rose along the Western Mediterranean Route (+26%). Read the full updates: f.mtr.cool/xerrxuhcab

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 28/07/2026

This quarter, refugees and migrants were forced out of South Africa, and Ethiopians on the Eastern Route now face execution. Read our Q2 2026 update for Eastern and Southern Africa, Egypt and Yemen: f.mtr.cool/tymavfemrl #QMMU #MigrationPolicy

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 11/06/2026

Tomorrow, 12th of June, the European Migration and Asylum Pact comes into force. An important premise of the Pact is that more restrictive measures will deter irregular migration towards Europe. But does deterrence actually work? Not according to our findings ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 11/06/2026

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the Canary Islands with a focus on visiting migrants. Here are three things to know about the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands, where many have lost their lives ⬇️

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 07/06/2026

As enforcement tightens, embarkation points shift south and journeys get longer. Read the paper: f.mtr.cool/kvyyaskcyp #IrregularMigration #AtlanticRoute

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 07/06/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄: Research based on 1,216 interviews in Mauritania and Spain finds that 71% of respondents identified at least one dangerous location on their journey to the Canary Islands, with 64% fearing death during the Atlantic crossing. #IrregularMigration #AtlanticRoute

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 04/06/2026

Participants drafted and validated policy recommendations across five thematic outcome areas, which will feed into a climate mobility roadmap - stay tuned! Next stop: Addis Ababa. #ClimateMobility #MECMEA

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 04/06/2026

The Nairobi Policy Dialogue on Mobility & Climate Change in the East & Horn of Africa wrapped up today. The CTA that stood out is to localise global and regional frameworks. Policy matters, but so do local knowledge and institutions, and frameworks must be built from the ground up.

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 03/06/2026

📍The Nairobi Policy Dialogue on Mobility & Climate Change in the East & Horn of Africa kicks off. 🔗 f.mtr.cool/uobbsfpeic #ClimateMobility #MECMEA

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 19/05/2026

1st quarterly update 2026 Eastern & Southern Africa, Yemen and Egypt: 𝗬𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻: Arrival of people crossing from East Africa to Yemen increased by 30% in the first two months of 2026 compared to the same period last year (IOM DTM). Read more: f.mtr.cool/paktwqgcwc

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 19/05/2026

1st quarterly update 2026 Eastern & Southern Africa: 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻: Cross-border movements continued to rise as conflict and insecurity drove further displacement. At the same time nearly 615,000 people returned to Sudan from neighbouring countries Read more: f.mtr.cool/sfzmyjmggk

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 18/05/2026

New quarterly updates for Eastern & Southern Africa, Egypt & Yemen (Q1 2026): See the latest on mixed migration dynamics in Sudan and Egypt, on the situation of East Africans in the Middle East, and more. #QMMU f.mtr.cool/fryzajhvjw

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 15/05/2026

Detention and deportation are their biggest fears. Here is the full report: f.mtr.cool/ogycmbefda

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 15/05/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪: Research report based on 1,109 interviews with Afghan refugees and migrants in Pakistan, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟱𝟰 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, finds that 77% of children cannot access education and 85% have received no assistance. 70% report feeling depressed. Read➜ f.mtr.cool/evrgkfagjp

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 14/05/2026

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿, closing its eastern border and relocating at least 2,300 refugees.

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 14/05/2026

𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟴,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 14/05/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (-𝟴𝟮% 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿), 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻. Movements increasingly shifted towards the Western Mediterranean Route, with an expansion at Ceuta (+435% compared to same period last year).

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 14/05/2026

📢 Discover West Africa's first quarterly mixed migration updates for 2026. 🔗 Read the full #QMMU: f.mtr.cool/hrbsxrvhuf

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 12/05/2026

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 (Jan–Mar 2026) is out. Escalating conflicts and protracted crises continue to shape mixed migration and vulnerability across the region. Read the full updates here: f.mtr.cool/cusmqbcnvb #QMMU

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 11/05/2026

We interviewed +3800 Syria returnees (from abroad and IDPs). Economic reintegration is a key issue. Social belonging is often strong but income, housing and basic needs remain precarious for many returnees. More findings: f.mtr.cool/jwdydomynq

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 08/05/2026

A move that will benefit at least half a million undocumented migrants.

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 08/05/2026

At least 990 deaths have been recorded across the Mediterranean in the first months of 2026, with around 765 fatalities on the Central Mediterranean route alone.

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 08/05/2026

Significant reductions in the Western Balkans (-38%), the Atlantic route (-83%), the Eastern Mediterranean route (-50%), the Eastern Land Border (-80%) and the Central Mediterranean(-50%), with only the Western Mediterranean route showing a modest increase (+9%). (Frontex data)

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 08/05/2026

📢 Discover Europe's first quarterly mixed migration updates for 2026. 🔗 Read the full #QMMU: f.mtr.cool/zwkdvwexis

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 06/05/2026

🧵#IMRF2026 Rd Table 2 covers saving lives, border management, & return. MMC data from 4,118 people on the move in Central, East & Western Mediterranean routes in 2025 talk to these issues. 2026 is the deadliest start of the year on record for people on the move. What did people tell us?⬇️ 1/4

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 05/05/2026

Syria: New MMC surveys with returnees in Syria show that while people are returning they are doing so in conditions marked by weak livelihoods, housing strain, limited services, food insecurity, psychosocial stress, & limited alternatives. f.mtr.cool/ivgyvytggr

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 04/05/2026

As world leaders gather for #IMRF2026, MMC brings new 4Mi data collected in 2025 from 4,118 people on the move across three routes to Europe. This week's discussions on drivers, smuggling, regular pathways, vulnerability and return are all in our data. Here is what people on the move are telling us.

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 02/05/2026

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝟰𝗠𝗶 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿: Explore migration data from our 4Mi survey, deployed each month on mixed migration routes worldwide. It currently covers surveys with +99K migrants & refugees across 39 countries, collected from 2019 to 2025. f.mtr.cool/dmyhkdzmxv

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 01/05/2026

Of those interviewed: → 47% had never attended school → 41% were earning an income before displacement → 48% of those who had worked were in climate-exposed sectors: farming, pastoralism, fishing 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳: f.mtr.cool/uskrklulit #Climatemobility

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 01/05/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮: 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 f.mtr.cool/ijcutsxduf Drawing on 1,062 in-person interviews with Ethiopian and Yemeni refugees, this country brief examines how droughts, floods, and environmental shocks are pushing people to migrate. #Climatemobility

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 30/04/2026

Only a few days left to submit your essay! If you are a young writer from and based in Asia, Africa or Latin America, enter our Short Essay Competition by May 5: f.mtr.cool/vgyvdfyeph 🏆 Winners will have their essays published in the #MMR2026 and receive USD 1,000

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 29/04/2026

Explore migration data with the 4Mi data explorer: +99,000 surveys, 39 countries, 2019-2025. Explore interviewees’ profiles, drivers, destination intentions, dangers, interactions with smugglers, access to information, and needs for assistance. f.mtr.cool/iojtsguuvx

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 29/04/2026

L𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝟰𝗠𝗶 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿 - Explore data from 99,000+ interviews with refugees & migrants on the move, filter by country, route, compare by age, gender or nationality, download data and visuals. Explore data: f.mtr.cool/xwjyqxrklp

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 28/04/2026

📣 New key #MixedMigration trends, dynamics and policy developments around the world from the first quarter of 2026. ⬇️ Read the updates in detail f.mtr.cool/aueptkluap

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 27/04/2026

New briefing paper on mixed migration in Western Balkans, where we interviewed 888 refugees and migrants in Sarajevo on their motivations, routes, risks faced, needs and experiences with smugglers. Read the paper: f.mtr.cool/czyovdfpkg

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 27/04/2026

Is the Western Balkans mixed migration route declining? While detections along parts of the route have fallen since 2022, recorded entries at EU’s southeastern borders were ~14,000 higher in 2025 vs 2022. New MMC research examines routes, risks and dynamics. f.mtr.cool/gmsslmmzlv

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 24/04/2026

📢Mark your calendars! MMC is co-organising an official side event at #IMRF 2026 with the participation of Dr. Ayla Bonfiglio, Regional Head of MMC Eastern and Southern Africa, Egypt and Yemen. 🔗 Register here: f.mtr.cool/fnkuigokfj

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 24/04/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 & 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: f.mtr.cool/jnjxgrwbaj Based on 1,027 IDP interviews, flooding is driving displacement with 96% of those affected losing their housing and 91% having no access to early warning systems. #MECMEA #ClimateMobility

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 22/04/2026

Deaths are rising and it demands accountability. The International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) is the moment where States must answer for this. In the GCM governments committed to save lives and coordinate international efforts on missing migrants. The data is in. Will States act? #IMRF2026

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 17/04/2026

Comoros: New infographic with @unhcr.org on Western Indian Ocean route, based on 27 interviews in Comoros: • 26/27 used smugglers • 19/27 had no clear destination • Most refused to disclose risks faced f.mtr.cool/hzlwpjxirh

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 15/04/2026

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻: Flooding is a major driver of displacement. Among flood-affected respondents, 80% reported housing destruction as the main reason for leaving. Read more: f.mtr.cool/nexugsrdyw #MECMEA #ClimateMobility

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 15/04/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪 on South Sudan climate change, conflict & mobility: f.mtr.cool/mlomdrsvbd Based on 1,136 interviews with IDPs, this brief shows how environmental shocks directly trigger displacement. #MECMEA #ClimateMobility

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 14/04/2026

See our latest infographic with @unhcr.org is based on interviews with 50 refugees & migrants in Mayotte along the Western Indian Ocean Route. • En route 28/50 faced physical violence; 13 witnessed death • 10/25 women reported sexual violence • 47/50 needed assistance f.mtr.cool/xzlkbfvoqq

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Mixed Migration Centre @mixedmigration.org · 10/04/2026

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! MMC aims to fill the knowledge gap on whether and how expanding legal pathways reduces irregular migration through quantitative & qualitative analysis. Apply here by 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 08:00 UTC: f.mtr.cool/rtphcgvjac

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