Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa (funded by EC)

The project "Support to free movement of persons and migration in West Africa" has as its overall objective to maximise the development potential of free movement of persons and migration in West Africa by supporting the effective implementation of the ECOWAS Free Movement of Persons' Protocols and the ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration. It has the following three specific objectives : 1. To strengthen the capacities of the ECOWAS Commission to lead an intra-regional dialogue on free movement and migration issues and act as a platform for policy development and harmonisation; 2. To strengthen the capacities of national institutions of ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania in the areas of migration data collection and management, migration policy development, border management, labour migration and counter trafficking; 3. To promote the active engagement of Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in information and protection activities for the benefit of migrant and cross-border populations in West Africa.

Project symbol

RAF/12/16/IOM

Admin unit

CO-Abuja

Start date

01/06/2013

End date

31/03/2021

Total allocation

5025988

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

4849562

Development Partners

International Organization for Migration, Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Senegal

Country/Countries

Africa - regional

Outcomes

Outcome 7: Adequate and effective protection at work for all