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About six months after Kantaben lost her husband to COVID-19, members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)—a national trade union of 2.5 million informal workers in India—approached Kantaben about renewing her annual union membership.

Today, an estimated 184 million migrants live outside the country of their citizenship. Of this total, refugees number 37 million, including the 7.8 million Ukrainians who have been seeking shelter in the EU since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.

The hackathon has been held annually since it was first organized in 2020. Over the years, interest in the hackathon has grown. More than 540 people from around the country applied for this year’s competition, 70 percent of whom were students, mostly aged 18 to 24.

According to the newly released UNHCR data and World Bank estimates, the number of refugees globally rose to 35.3 million in 2022, a steep increase from 27.1 million in 2021. This represents a new record since World War II.

Last year, we highlighted five areas to watch in the world of refugee policy; they remain just as important today. This year, we’ll highlight some of our recent work on these areas. Our findings surprised us, shifted our views, and shaped our engagement, and we hope they can contribute to meaningful progress for displaced people.

Migration will likely increase for demographic, economic, climatic, and geopolitical reasons, and origin, destination, and transit countries should plan for it to optimise its benefits and minimise its costs, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin

International organizations and host countries cannot fully benefit from the skills and expertise that refugees bring if they do not give them a seat at the table.

Download logoThe World Bank Group on Thursday announced a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with Tunisia that supports the government’s

World Bank Group Announces New Country Partnership Framework with Tunisia: Advancing Programs to Unleash Economic Potential

Dakar, Senegal, 02 June 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA, through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS and the United Nations Development Programme UNDP, is organizing a regional workshop from June 12 to 13 in Dakar to review the study draft report on regional value chain opportunities development in West Africa in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA. Th