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International migration often creates complex social and political controversies. People migrate regardless of risks, looking for security from conflicts, poverty, human rights violations or climate-related changes. Often refugees and migrants [1,2] live on the fringes of society, in fear and without access to essential health services. Yet migrants make valuable contributions economically, socially and culturally [3]; for example, the company that developed the first effective COVID-19 vaccine was founded in 2008 by a Turkish immigrant couple in Germany. The United Nations and its Member States committed in 2018 to provide better tools to manage migration, with an international framework and overarching statement documents, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Compacts for safe, orderly and regular migration (GCM) and a compact for refugees. A Network on Migration involving more than 40 United Nations agencies was set up to ensure effective, timely and globally coordinated support to countries. A Start-up Fund for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was established, the first of its kind, to foster capacity and better managed migration policies. International response to the health needs of migration are implemented at a country level and WHO is currently acting to support measures to address public health challenges associated with human mobility. WHO is engaging with member states and key partners (e.g. United Nations Refugee Agency and International Organization for Migration) to create alliances and a collaboration platform for technical assistance, research and capacity-building for health and migration worldwide. Despite all these efforts, there is a substantial risk of a backlash in public opinion against refugees and migrants due to the