Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
IOM launches World Migration Report 2026, warns narrowed legal pathways are driving riskier routes
Summary
The International Organization for Migration released the World Migration Report 2026 at a United Nations briefing, highlighting that 3.7% of people live abroad, internal displacement hit about 83.4 million in 2024, and that shrinking safe migration routes is pushing people into more dangerous, irregular journeys.
The International Organization for Migration released its World Migration Report 2026 at a press briefing at United Nations headquarters, where agency spokespeople urged evidence‑based cooperation to manage migration and warned that narrowing safe pathways is raising risks for migrants.
Zoe Brennan, spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), summarized the report’s broad findings: "When migration is well managed, it supports jobs, economic growth, stability, and social cohesion." She told reporters that "today, around 3.7% of the world's population are international migrants," and that "by 2024, an estimated 83,400,000 people were internally displaced within their own countries," numbers the agency presented as central to the report’s analysis.
The report, IOM officials said, is a global compendium meant to inform member states, media and the public. "We do not go into country specific data and analysis in the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
