UNESCO places emphasis on the human face of migration. It addresses the implications of the movement of people within its fields of competence, firmly embedding its interventions in a human rights framework.

Its activities and programmes, carried out in collaboration with a large range of partners, including intergovernmental organizations, civil society groups and universities, pursue the following objectives:

• Contribute to a policy environment conducive to the social integration and inclusion of migrants (see for instance activities on internal migration in India);
• Understand the links between migration and education, and the challenges raised by intercultural education, brain drain/gain, student mobility and the international recognition of qualifications;
• Address the social dimensions of climate change and migration, particularly regarding governance, conflict, human rights and international law, gender equality, economic and human development and public health.