IGAD - Migration Program

IOM Director General pays a courtesy call on IGAD Executive Secretary

Djibouti, 01 February 2011 - The IGAD Executive Secretary Engineer Mahboub Maalim made the announcement during a courtesy call made to his offices by the IOM Director General Ambassador William Lacy Swing and IOM Senior Officials.

A Campaign Against Human Trafficking

OPERATIONALISING THE OUAGADOUGOU ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
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LAUNCHING OF THE AU COMMISSION INITIATIVE AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (AU.COMMIT) CAMPAIGN WITHIN REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES
Jointly organised by:
•    Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
•    Department of Social Affairs African Union Commission
•    International Organisation for Migration Special Liaison Mission (IOM/SLM) Addis Ababa
•    East Africa Community (EAC)

Venue: IGAD Conference Center in Djibouti from 6 to 8 December 2010

For further information please download the attached Concept Note

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IGAD STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH IOM TO ENHANCE CAPACITY FOR EFFECTIVE MIGRATION MANAGEMENT FOR MEMBER STATES

IGAD is jointly undertaking with IOM a regional project on “Capacity Building in Migration and Border Management for Selected IGAD Member States.” Funded by IOM 1035 facility#.

Djibouti / IOM Office Opens To Help Address Migration Challenges Along Strategic Route

IOM will officially establish a presence in Djibouti with the opening of an office in the country on May 13, 2009 and the signing of an agreement with the government outlining areas of cooperation on migration issues in an increasingly strategic area linking three continents.

Regional Workshop on Border Management and Irregular Migration

A three-day workshop organized by IOM, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union Commission (AUC) on border management and irregular migration in the IGAD region opens on 26 November in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop will bring together some 40 officials and experts from ministries with migration related responsibilities and functions, including Ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Labour and Social Affairs, Police, Intelligence and Security. Representatives from neighbouring transit countries such as Chad, Egypt, Libya, Niger, Tunisia and Yemen will also take part in the meeting, alongside representatives from the regional media.