Meet Jacqueline Owigo, Migration Policy Expert and Mawazo Scholar

International migration is increasingly seen as a high-priority policy issue by governments, practitioners, scholars and the public at large. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in human displacement, which has resulted from conflict and environmental factors. Further, UNHCR cautions that the number of displaced people has continued to soar and it is […]

Linking Return Migration and Development in Somalia

Return migration is a component of international migration. The main forms of return migration include voluntary return and involuntary return associated with, for example, deportation of migrants to their country of origin. Governments and international organizations have adopted policies that are aimed at improving return processes and outcomes, such as  linking return with national development. […]