Latin America and the Caribbean went from hosting seven million immigrants in 1990 to having an immigrant population of almost 15 million in 2020.

Migration brings productivity benefits, stimulates innovation, and generates more diverse societies. At the same time, the mass arrival of immigrants also gives rise to pressures that impact poverty, development, and the demographic dynamics of countries. The scale and urgency of the migrant population's needs have further strained the region's already limited capacity to provide adequate access to essential services to the people. And they have exacerbated xenophobia in LAC host countries.

There is little evidence on the causal impact of interventions to reduce xenophobia and improve the integration of migrants into receiving societies. This page will be the repository of the results of experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of communication campaigns in nine LAC countries. These are experiments carried out within the framework of a joint research initiative with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which aims to improve the welfare conditions of the migrant population in LAC through information and influence in the design of policies.

It will also host nine country studies published in the UNDP LAC Policy Documents series documenting the migration phenomenon and the response of governments. These studies are part of UNDP's effort to contribute to understanding and addressing a problem central to the region's development.