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Produced by the UN International Organization for Migration, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) gathers and analyses data on the mobility, vulnerabilities, and needs of displaced and mobile populations, including IDPs. Detailed datasets relating to affected countries

Collaborative open access project to bring together datasets & analysis relating to all aspects of humanitarian work. Thousands of datasets, including hundreds pertaining to refugees & asylum seekers

Established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council, the IDMC is a leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. Its website has a wealth of full text reports, and statistics on population displacement associated with conflict (1998-) or natural hazards (2008-) available through IDMC Global Internal Displacement Database.

Based at the University of Oxford. Its database Forced Migration Online contains full-text reports, journal articles & research guides (not updated after Oct. 2017).

The leading database of information about refugees, international migration and asylum-seekers. Maintained by the UNHCR (see below). Free access to country profiles, maps, international and national treaties and legislation, policy decisions and other documents.

TSOS, hosted by Brigham Young University is an archive of refugee stories, photos and videos, presenting the experiences of refugees in their own words

UN refugee agency offers extensive resources via its website, notably publications (including flagship publications: Asylum trends, Global report, State of the world's refugees) and statistics (1950-). Also its RefWorld country resource (see above). Has also developed Rights Mapping & Analysis Platform (RiMAP) - https://rimap.unhcr.org/user/login?destination=/countries - providing information about laws & policies on refugees, asylum seekers, and IDPs in countries around the world

Database assembled by VU Amsterdam giving data on migrant mortality in the Mediterranean area 1990-2013.

EU project to monitor, document & compare statelessness across EU countries. Includes Statelessness Index.

Official asylum data (applications, decisions, etc.) of EU countries, from the official EU statistics body

Large multi-strand ESRC funded project (2016-2018) researching refugee and migrant populations entering Europe across the Mediterranean.

EU funded project coordinated by Journalism++
which aggregated news of asylum-seeking and human trafficking across Europe. The final version covers all known migration instances around European borders between 2000 and 2016

NAPP harmonises & disseminates 19th & early 20th century census microdata from Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the US, enabling the linking of individuals between censuses for longitudinal analysis

Website based largely on the work and collections of University of East London and the Refugee Council archives (see below), with some materials available digitally, and an open access journal: Displaced Voices

The Refugee Council is a leading charity working with refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. Founded in 1951, it aims to support and empower people who have fled conflict, violence and persecution in order to rebuild their lives. The substantial archives of the Refugee Council are held at University of East London, not far from Colchester

Established in London in 1999 to provide a specialist therapeutic service for refugees and asylum seekers

Oral history project from Nottingham Trent University, makes available 11 digitised interviews in 2023 with