Building national capacities to use data for action, insight and foresight: the case of temporary mobility

Jun 18, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Auditoriums D138, D131, VIP C127 & Streaming Live Online

Description

The recent endorsement of the UN Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration and Temporary Mobility by the UN Statistical Commission in March has brought temporary mobility as a key focus area in migration statistics. Temporary mobility encompasses diverse categories such as mobility for work, student mobility, seasonal mobility, and irregular temporary mobility. Understanding these movements is critical for developing comprehensive migration policies and operational responses. However, national data systems often face challenges in producing timely, actionable data to inform policy and planning. This plenary will provide a brief background of how temporary mobility was incorporated in the revised UN recommendations on international migration and mobility statistics and its policy implications in the world today; explore the challenges and opportunities of incorporating temporary mobility into statistical systems; and advocate for the need to invest in national capacity development to enhance the production and use of migration and temporary mobility data globally. Moderator: Koko Warner, Director of the IOM Global Data Institute Speakers: - Diego Iturralde, Chief Director: Demography, Statistics South Africa - Aurelia Spataru, Deputy Director General, National Statistical Bureau of the Republic of Moldova - Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Director General, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

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