FMM West Africa - Project Presentation

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FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS AND MIGRATION IN WEST AFRICA FMM West Africa - Project Presentation

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FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS AND MIGRATIONIN WEST AFRICAFMM West Africa - Project Presentation

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About the Project

Promote active engagement of non-state actors

Strengthen capacities of national institutions

Strengthen capacities of ECOWAS Commission

Overall objective

Maximise the development potential of free movement of persons and migration in West Africa by supporting the effective implementation of the ECOWAS Free Movement Protocols and the ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration

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Target Countries

The project covers the 15 ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania

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Partners

Project funded by the EU and implemented by IOM, ICMPD and ILO in coordination with the ECOWAS Commission

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Figures

26 000 000€ Total budget

16 countries

18 full –time staff

5 years

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Project Phases

2013-2014 Assessment &

Preparation

2014-2018 Implementation

2018

Evaluation

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Areas of Work

Migration Data & Policy

Border Management

Labour Migration

Counter- Trafficking

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Project Components

Support ECOWAS

Commission

Support national

governments

Support civil

society organisatio

ns

Regional National Local

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Component I

Support ECOWAS

Commission

Regional

Support regional migration policy development and harmonization

Build ECOWAS capacities in:migration data management

border managementlabour migration

counter-trafficking

Strengthen Migration Dialogue for West Africa (MIDWA)

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Component II

Support national

governments

National

Support development of

national Migration Profiles and

national Migration Policies

Deliver tailored technical

assistance through a Demand Driven

Facility

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Component III

Support civil society

organisations

Local

Inform ECOWAS citizens of their

mobility rights and obligations

Fund actions of civil society & local authorities to

implement regional and national policies

locally

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