Archived Great Discussion Series

More than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe in 2015, sparking a crisis as countries struggled to cope with the influx, and creating division in the EU over how best to deal with resettling people.

Includes fact sheets and statistics on the Syrian refugee population

Explore MapMaker Interactive's layers on refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDP).

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) is responsible at the international level for collecting and disseminating official national data on international migration.

Wars, conflict and persecution have forced more people than at any other time since records began to flee their homes and seek refuge and safety elsewhere, according to a new report from the UN refugee agency.

If the number of displaced persons formed a nation, it would be the 24th largest country in the world.

A profile on an El Salvadorean refugee family split apart by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

The numbers of migrants landing in Greece from Turkey is starting to creep up again, showing efforts to close off the route are coming under strain, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.

A look at how migration effects population

A related Global Eyes event from 2015

UN officials, refugees and migrants urge the international community to act together to tackle record-high levels of people uprooted worldwide

Following the deadly attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, 31 US state officials declared that they would deny entry to Syrian refugees, citing security concerns. The refugee resettlement program has already been under scrutiny in the US for a few months, and by December 11, Congress will make a decision on the 206 federal budget, which includes deciding on the contentious issue of whether the refugee resettlement program will get the funding it needs to operate.

Filmmaker Lior Sperandeo captures the raw emotion of life as a refugee. According to the UN, 865,000 refugees and migrants reached Greece by sea in 2015. See a harrowing landing in this striking short film that captures the poignant story of Syrian people seeking safety and those that come to their aid.

Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Dick Durbin (D-IL) & Patrick Leahy debate Syrian Refugees and their migration.