Mixed Migration Centre

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[UNHCR Somalia @UNHCRSom]

A new 6-month study of 700 people on the move by @UNHCRSom & @Mixed_Migration shows access to protection transforms journeys. Read the full story here: 👉https://t.co/Q3LftKLBdT

[Raymond Tagle Jr. @raytagle]

It was a pleasure to present these findings during yesterday's regional webinar.

This new longitudinal study by @UNHCRSom and @Mixed_Migration shows how access to international protection can influence journeys, with refugees who obtained refugee status more likely to remain safely in Somalia or pursue legal pathways.

Worth a read: https://t.co/KpjcoPFb0J

[UNHCR Eastern and Southern Africa @RefugeesAfrica]

New data with @Mixed_Migration shows how challenges in host countries influence refugees onward movement.

But the high costs and risks of these journeys often lead many to take safer routes or rethink their plans.

find out more👇https://t.co/jelcsHK1iT

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

In 2025, +121,000 migrants and refugees left the coast of Djibouti to attempt the maritime crossing to the Arabian Peninsula . We surveyed 500 people in Djibouti to understand their journeys. Latest infographic produced with UNHCR ⬇️

[UNHCR Eastern and Southern Africa @RefugeesAfrica]

Despite harsh desert conditions and an increasing risk of smuggling, many refugees opt to take on dangerous journeys to the Gulf via Djibouti.
But barriers to certain destinations or longer distances changed plans enroute.
New data with @Mixed_Migration
👉https://t.co/H6BVvv6eht

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

The US has closed legal pathways for Cubans while tightening sanctions on the island. The result: Cuban mixed migration is being redirected across Latin America.
https://t.co/gcbcbuGnI0

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

𝗡𝗘𝗪: Infographic based on 503 interviews in Italy: 73% of refugees and migrants experienced violence or abuse on their journey (77% came via Tunisia, 71% via Libya). 78% chose to remain in Italy, citing safety as the primary reason. 

Read: https://t.co/VlSxjMFMrN

[Gift Richard Maloya @giftklima]

Honored to speak at the @Mixed_Migration High-Level Policy Dialogue in Addis on Mobility, Environment & Climate Change.

Climate-induced displacement is complex, but joint coordination is how we respond better. Grateful for the space to share.
#ClimateAction #Mobility #MMC

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

"While restrictive migration policies and deterrence measures significantly increase the risks faced by people on the move, they have little to no impact on their migration decisions".
From 4,100+ surveys on routes where externalisation & deterrence are heavily promoted.  ⬇️

https://t.co/ZwIScW6hVq

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

“The debate has been trapped in a false dichotomy … as if the only way to demonstrate control is to restrict and deter."  @roberto_forin in Reuters on EU migration policy / EU pact on immigration and asylum. 
https://t.co/Mv7pKu2Txa

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

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 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[InfoMigrants Français @InfoMigrants_fr]

Une étude récente du @Mixed_Migration démontre que les #migrants ont majoritairement recours aux services de passeurs faute de moyens financiers pour utiliser les voies légales de migration ✈️ vers les Canaries 🇪🇸.
https://t.co/1etJFsHqaq

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

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  ⬇️

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

As enforcement tightens, embarkation points shift south and journeys get longer. 

Read the paper: https://t.co/RF5xF1JElz

#IrregularMigration #AtlanticRoute

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

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

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

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

[RPA @radio_rpa]

Plus de 247 000 rapatriés burundais sont rentrés depuis 2017. Selon le @Mixed_Migration : revenus insuffisants, accès limité à l’emploi, difficultés d’accès à la terre et au logement, faible assistance après le retour. Le Centre se dit inquiet de la poursuite et de l’efficacité de la réintégration.

https://t.co/40IQDNeNDV

#Burundi
@MininterInfosBi

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

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.

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

Over 2 days, MMC & Kenya's National Coordination Mechanism on Migration bring govts, regional bodies & partners together to turn fragmented efforts into coherent policy recommendations.

Read more: https://t.co/6NKC2zrlFh

#ClimateMobility #MECMEA

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

📍The Nairobi Policy Dialogue on Mobility & Climate Change in the East & Horn of Africa kicks off.

🔗 https://t.co/Doi8uKJNkA

#ClimateMobility #MECMEA

[Mixed Migration Centre @Mixed_Migration]

1st quarterly update 2026 Eastern & Southern Africa:
Comoros: at least 18 people drowned & 3 remained missing after being abandoned offshore. Survivors indicated that the smugglers left them on a sandbank falsely informing them that they had arrived in Mayotte.
Read more: https://t.co/SpGgQxFSM9