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The Mixed Migration Hub

The Mixed Migration Hub (MHub) aims to serve as a collaborative platform that integrates research, policy development, and capacity-building aimed at improving migration governance in the region. By leveraging academia and fostering stakeholder engagement, it will support evidence-based policymaking and sustainable migration practices. It will bridge IOM’s regional efforts to produce research and policy insights on mixed migration dynamics. 

MHub works to support young researchers and create a strong base of knowledge to tackle future migration challenges. Evidence-based migration policies are essential because they turn research into real solutions for governments and communities. By improving how knowledge is shared and using digital tools, MHub helps make sure migration policies are based on facts and best practices in line with SDG 10.7, which promotes safe, orderly, and regular migration.  

This work connects to IOM’s three main strategic objectives: protecting people on the move, finding solutions for displacement, and creating clear pathways for regular migration. By understanding the root causes of migration and promoting safe, orderly, and regular migration; MHub helps shape policies that protect vulnerable groups. In places in MENA where displacement is a major issue, MHub’s research supports national efforts to manage these challenges. It also works with IOM country offices to ensure migration policies match international standards, making regional cooperation easier and migration processes more structured. Bringing research into migration policies makes them stronger and more effective. By linking knowledge with action, MHub helps build better systems that respond to real needs and changing global challenges.