As UN Member States negotiate the final terms of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, where should future “evidence-based” interventions be focused to most effectively eliminate discrimination against refugees and migrants, protect their rights, and positively shape public discourse.

Among the concerns regarding migrants’ access to primary healthcare, less attention has been given to their mental healthcare needs. States’ responsibility to provide mental healthcare to migrants — and to remove barriers to healthcare in general — must be at the centre of migration policy reform.

We are on the verge of significant scientific breakthroughs in understanding what is likely to make someone vulnerable to modern slavery, and in tailoring programming and policies accordingly.

To address environmental degradation, including climate change, it is essential to account for human rights and migration using an approach based in hybrid international law and regional thinking.

As we strive to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the experience of Brazil could offer guidance on how to improve access to antiretroviral drugs in developing countries.