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Themes and Resources

Discover our priority themes, transversal topics and related resources.

Priority topics

Transversal topics

Syrian trainees in a textile atelier in Turkey

8 November 2024

Gender and Migration

Migration as well as displacement are deeply gendered experiences. The gendered aspects of migration and displacement therefore need to be considered throughout the migration cycle.

Female vendor at a market in the refugee camp Kakuma in Kenya

8 November 2024

Private Sector Involvement

Throughout the migration cycle, the private sector plays a critical role in migrants’ access to safe and decent work and in unlocking the development potential of migration.

Woman engaged in the empowerment of youth in the Kakuma regugee camp

8 November 2024

Migrants Voices and Empowerment

How we perceive and speak about migrants and migration plays a fundamental role in guaranteeing equality and the protection of human rights of migrants and forcibly displaced persons. That’s why migrants’ voices are critical.

Resources and more

A filled bookshelf

8 November 2024

General Resources and Flagship Reports

Find an overview of key reports, journals as well as links to migration-related academic and research institutions.

Migrants in garnement industry in Jordan

6 December 2024

Global trends in migration

Migration is a global multifaceted phenomenon shaping the political, economic and social realities of millions of people around the world.

Mayors during a Mayors Migration Council press conference at the UN in New York

8 November 2024

Policy Engagement

Switzerland contributes to a functioning migration and forced displacement gouvernance protecting migrants' rights, promoting economic benefits of migration and facilitating collective action by Governments and other stakeholders concerned.