World report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants: monitoring progress on the WHO global action plan: executive summary

Overview

The World report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants: Monitoring progress on the WHO global action plan provides the first global baseline for assessing implementation of the 2019-2030 WHO Global Action Plan on Promoting the Health of Refugees and Migrants (GAP). Building on the 2022 World report on the health of refugees and migrants, it examines how countries are integrating refugee and migrant health into broader public health, migration governance, development, and universal health coverage (UHC) agendas.

Structured around the six GAP priority areas, the report consolidates global evidence, policy analysis, and country case studies from all six WHO regions. It presents findings from the first Global Survey on Health and Migration, completed by 93 WHO Member States in early 2025, providing the first comprehensive picture of the GAP implementation,  and highlighting where action is most urgently needed.

The report calls for stronger leadership, sustained investment and enhanced coordination to promote the health of refugees and migrants. It recommends the development of national GAP implementation roadmaps, strengthened data and monitoring systems, expanded cross-sectoral partnerships, and greater inclusion of refugees and migrants in decision-making processes. These actions are essential to achieving health equity, system resilience and global health security for all.