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🔜 The 10th Senior Officials' Meeting is upcoming next week in Cairo! 👉 Germany will hand over the Chairmanship of the Khartoum Process to Egypt. On the agenda: 📌 Recent migration developments in the Khartoum Process region 📌 State of play and updates 📌 Governance and membership 📌 Updates from initiatives 📌 Programme under the Chairmanship of Egypt #khartoumprocess #migration #hornofafrica #dialogue #internationalaffairs #jvap #thb #humantrafficking #peoplesmuggling #migrantsmuggling #development #rootcauses #forceddisplacement #regularmigration #mobility #internationalprotection #asylum #irregularmigration #return #readmission #reintegration #climatemobility Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany, African Union Commission, European Commission, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

3/4 🔦 MMD Unpacked: A Closer Look at the Khartoum Process After the JVAP Follow-up and the Rabat Process, in this part three of our MMD Unpacked series we are diving into another pillar of the Migration and Mobility Dialogue (MMD) Support Programme: the Khartoum Process. An essential objective of our Grant Facility is to generate insights, research inputs, and policy recommendations that contribute to the Dialogues’ discussions and priority-setting, so let's explore this regional collaboration platform! 📍 Established in 2014 during the Ministerial Conference in Rome, the EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative, better known as Khartoum Process, is a regional migration dialogue bringing together countries along the migration route between the Horn of Africa and Europe, and key partners.  🌍 The Khartoum Process serves as a platform for consultation for 40 participating states and key stakeholders, including the European Union (EU), the African Union (AU), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). It regularly organises meetings at the political and technical level. 💡 Following the Rome Declaration, the dialogue initially focused on tackling  human trafficking and smuggling of people. Since then, the dialogue has expanded its scope to address issues related to the five domains of the JVAP (and beyond!) due to the ever-changing nature of migration challenges. ✅ It has established a continuous regional dialogue to enhance cooperation on migration and mobility between countries of origin, transit, and destination, and supports participating states in identifying and implementing concrete projects. Several regional initiatives also contribute to the implementation of the priorities and objectives of the KP, such as the Better Migration Management (BMM) programme and the Regional Operational Centre in support of the Khartoum Process and the AU-Horn of Africa Initiative (ROCK). ⏬ To learn more, check out the Khartoum Process page and its website https://lnkd.in/d9xqibm8! #MMD #migration #mobility #dialogue #development  #Africa  #Europe  #partnership #hornofafrica

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐑𝐂? Tanzania is often seen as affiliating more with Southern than East Africa on regional issues. As a SADC and EAC member, can it mediate an alignment of the two blocs' different approaches to solving the east #DRC conflict? ISS Today by Nicodemus Minde https://lnkd.in/dr4G-eMh

📅 Mark your calendars! 3 Thematic Meetings, 2 Thematic Workshops and a Ministerial Conference are upcoming during Egypt's Chairmanship of the Khartoum Process in 2024/25! #wholeofgovernment, #labourmigration, #legalmigration, #development, #peace, #climatechange, #climatedisplacement, #climatecrisis, #displacement, #thb, #humantrafficking #migrantsmuggling, #return, #reintegration, #diaspora, #diasporaengagement, #migration, #development

Honored to moderate a crucial panel discussion on 'Border Management for Regional Integration & Cross-Border Cooperation in East and Horn of Africa.' Valuable insights shared by distinguished speakers from #Kenya, #South Sudan #Tanzania, and #Uganda on promoting regional integration & mobility of Africans with Africa. Border management is a key enabler of regional integration together with digitalization, while labor mobility and intra-regional trade are among the benefits. Regular pathways is one of the key priority areas of IOM - UN Migration's strategic plan. Leveraging regional integration as a key vehicle to facilitate regular pathways within Africa is crtical. #RegionalIntegration #BorderManagement #AfricanMobility

How does the Grant Facility fit within the larger migration and mobility governance frameworks existing within Africa and between Africa and the EU? 🌍 Since the 2000s, the #EU and #Africa have been engaging in an extensive and comprehensive #dialogue on migration and mobility, making it a fundamental pillar of their longstanding #partnership. ✅ At the 6th EU-AU Summit in February 2022, the EU and the AU reaffirmed their commitment to improving governance, management and cooperation on #migration and #mobility, both within Africa and between Africa and the EU as part of their Joint Vision for 2030. 🤝 To sustain a stronger and mutually beneficial partnership, it is crucial to establish and foster dialogue with different actors that promote a comprehensive understanding of migration issues. These include regional government institutions, local authorities, #cities and #municipalities as well as non-governmental actors, such as #CSOs, #diaspora organizations, migrant associations, community groups, and #academia as put forward by the AU Migration Policy Framework for Africa and Plan of Action (2018 – 2030). ⬇ Here's a closer look at the key milestones of the EU-Africa partnership on migration and mobility at both the regional and continental levels! #Migration #Mobility #CivilSociety #Africa #EU #Partnership #Cooperation #MMD #Grants #CallForProposals International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) European Commission AfricanUnion Rabat Process Khartoum Process

Important highlights of the EU- Zambia cooperation for the interest of different stakeholders in relevant sectors

After upgrading relations between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt last March, this conference comes to confirm the size of the strategic partnership in an effort to make Egypt’s economy more stable and reduce refugee flows in Egypt and immigration to Europe by establishing digital and technological training centers and a number of projects between European companies and Egyptian companies alike. Public sector or private sector.

Why #AccesstoInformation Matters for #Africa: Exploring the Challenges and Importance of ATI Implementation: https://zurl.co/Niat

🎉 Join us as we reflect on the Khartoum Process' ten years of work and development since its establishment on 28 November 2014. Did you know?  💡 The Khartoum Process is a platform for political cooperation amongst the countries along the migration route between the Horn of Africa and Europe.   💡 Following the Rome Declaration, the Khartoum Process focuses on tackling human trafficking and people smuggling. Since its establishment, it has expanded its scope to address issues under the Joint Valletta Action Plan (JVAP), a framework for migration policy between Europe and Africa.  💡 The Khartoum Process currently has 40 member states from Europe and Africa, and the current Chair is Egypt.  💡 The Khartoum Process is led by a Steering Committee comprised of 6 EU Member States, 6 African partner countries, the European Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the African Union Commission.    ICMPD supports the Khartoum Process Secretariat by:  📌 Providing logistical and technical support for activities;  📌 Conducting research, data collection, and analysis for task/activities preparation;  📌 Coordinating across Migration and Mobility Dialogue (MMD) components. 🔗 Discover more about the 10th anniversary of the Khartoum Process: https://lnkd.in/dYUPwJVz 🔗 Find more about the Khartoum Process at: https://lnkd.in/d9xqibm8  #MigrationDialogues #MigrationCooperation #Africa