Introduction. Migration challenges in the 21st century

Migration is a multifacetted and complex global issue, which today touches every country in the world. All 190 or so sovereign states of the world are now either points of origin, transit or destination for migrants; often all three at once. The UN’s current official estimate remains at 175 million migrants globally. By extrapolating the growth of the known migrant stocks for the period 1990–2000, the UN Population Division predicted a total of between 185 million and 192 million migrants by early 2005 (UN, 2004a).

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions