Ongoing Activities
Rwanda: Border Management and Information Management
Objective: This action will support the implementation of Rwanda's National Migration Programme.
Summary: This action will implement a double set of activities. The first component will aim at improving the capacity building system of border officers, with the objective of achieving integrated border management goals. The second component will focus on the strengthening of data collection, information management and investigation techniques in the field of migration. Experts are currently being identified for this action.
Duration: January 2013–present
Togo II: Migration and Development
Objective: This action will support the Togolese authorities in drafting a National Migration and Development Strategy.
Summary: This action will consist of an assessment mission to identify the needs in terms of migration and development, as well as diaspora management, in Togo, which will take place in March 2013. Based on the results of the assessment report, the MIEUX team will also implement a seminar on migration and development, and provide support to the drafting of a National Strategy for Migration and Development. MIEUX experts will also provide an exchange of knowledge on the productive use of remittances. Experts from French and Ghanaian administrations are being deployed.
Duration: January 2013–present
Togo I: Labour Migration
Objective: The overall objective of this action is to improve the management of labour migration at the national level and increase the integration of Togo into the "African Operational Repertoire of Jobs and Professions" (ROAME).
Summary: This action will strengthen capacities of the staff of the National Employment Agency to effectively manage labour migration. An initial activity aimed at assessing the needs of the relevant government actors involved in labour migration in Togo will take place in March 2013. It will be followed by a workshop on labour migration management and the drafting of guidelines elaborated by a previously designated working group. A second set of activities will aim at raising awareness and training the relevant staff in order to facilitate the inclusion of Togo into the ROAME. Experts are currently being identified for this action.
Duration: January 2013–present
Peru: Trafficking in Human Beings (THB)
Objective: This action supports the Peruvian authorities in strengthening their response to the human trafficking challenge in line with the objectives of the National Action Plan on THB (PNAT) and assist in the development of victim-centered policies within the framework of the National THB Strategy.
Summary: This action will consist of an assessment mission to identify needs in the area of human trafficking and to provide recommendations for the improvement of the Identification and Assistance of Victims of THB. Based on the results of the assessment report, the MIEUX team will support the peer-to-peer knowledge exchange between Peruvian civil servants, civil society representatives and experts from the EU and other LAC countries, especially in areas related to detection and attention to victims. In addition, this action will support the drafting of a new protocol on the identification of and assistance to victims of THB, and design guidelines for field implementation. Experts are currently being identified for this action.
Duration: January 2013–present
Benin II: Migration and Development
Objective: This action supports the Beninese authorities in designing public policies aimed at increasing the development impact of remittances in the country.
Summary: This action will consist of an assessment mission to identify needs in terms of migration and development and remittances management in Benin. Based on the results of the assessment report, the MIEUX team will also organise seminars on migration and development, as well as remittances, in order to support the National Strategy on Productive and Social use of Remittances. Experts are currently being identified for this action.
Duration: January 2013–present
Tajikistan: Labour Migration Management
Objective: This action will enhance the capacities of the Tajik Migration Service in improving their labour migration management through the development of a data collection and management system and the elaboration of a strategy for cooperation with the Tajik diaspora.
Summary: This action will begin with a fact-finding mission to help further define its subsequent activities. Activities already foreseen to take place will include an information session on migration data collection and analysis, a training of trainers for pre-departure orientations, a study visit to contextualise the EU MS efforts on labour migration management and a roundtable focusing on fostering the links between the Tajik authorities and diapsora. Through the implementation of these activities, MIEUX experts will develop a set of recommendations to enhance links with the country's diaspora. Experts are currently being identified for this action.
Duration: February 2013–present
Kyrgyzstan: Migration Management and Irregular Migration
Objective: The aim of this action is to support Kyrgyz authorities' efforts in elaborating a communication strategy, designing an information campaign to counter irregular migration and negative practices related to it, and to promote the return and reintegration of migrants.
Summary: MIEUX will provide support to the Kyrgyz authorities to elaborate a communication strategy on migration management addressing current needs in curbing illegal migration and encouraging the return of migrants through information campaigns. This action will consist of 1) an assessment mission to identify the needs of the national institutions relevant for the communication strategy and information campaigns, 2) two information sessions on designing and carrying out a communication strategy, 3) a study mission to a selected EU MS to consolidate the theoretical and practical information based on concrete examples and, 4) support to the Kyrgyz authorities in organising an information campaign for selected target groups. Experts are currently being identified for this action.
Duration: December 2012–present
Cambodia: Border Management/Document Security and Migration Management
Objective: This action will improve the capacities of central and local authorities in addressing the current challenges of irregular migration and border management.
Summary: MIEUX is providing technical assistance to the Cambodian authorities in order to equip them with both theoretical and practical knowledge on various aspects of border and migration management and assist the Immigration Department in formulating medium-term priorities on strengthening the migration and border management systems. Following the results of an initial fact-finding mission that took place in January 2013, a set of thematic information sessions on border and migration management have been scheduled to take place in addition to the development of a road map on the strengthening of border and migration management. Experts from Austria and Hungary are being deployed for this action.
Duration: October 2012–present
Malaysia: Integrated Border Management (IBM) Document Security and Trafficking in Human Beings (THB)
Objective: This action contributes to the current efforts of the relevant Malaysian authorities to effectively manage migration through improved border management practices and procedures, and to curb irregular migration by observing human rights principles and standards.
Summary: MIEUX will provide support to Malaysian authorities to strengthen the capacities of various actors with the aim of intensifying their participation in the national efforts to prevent irregular migration, smuggling and trafficking. This action will consist of an assessment mission, followed by three four-day information sessions on trafficking and smuggling in human beings, document security and IBM. Experts from the Czech, Dutch, Slovenian and Spanish national administrations are being deployed for this action.
Duration: October 2012–present
Mauritania: Border Management (and Security), Data Management and Migration Management
Objective: This action will improve the capacities of the Mauritanian General Directorate for National Security (DGSN) to efficiently manage incoming migration flows at borders, and to register foreigners on their territory.
Summary: This action will consist of improving the data management systems currently in place through a series of workshops on foreigners' registration, border management procedures and human capacities, and will support the development of a national action plan to strengthen the foreigners' registration system. Throughout the action, MIEUX experts will support local authorities in the elaboration of a handbook on border management. The first assessment mission will take place in early 2013. Experts are currently being identified for this action.
Duration: October 2012–present
Cape Verde II: Support in the Drafting of New Migration Framework Legislation
Objective: This action will support the efforts of Cape Verde to finalise the reform of its immigration policy and legislative framework, and ensure an appropriate implementation of the recently approved National Immigration Strategy.
Summary: After an in-depth review of the current legislative framework and assessment of its consistency with the new National Immigration Strategy and other instruments, the experts will provide support and help in coordinating the legislative proposal drafting process, through the setting up of drafting seminars and consultations. They will also review the final proposal for the main legislation to replace the 1997 Law on Foreigners before its submission at the political/legislative level. Law Academics from Cape Verdean and Portuguese Universities are being deployed for this action.
Duration: May 2012–present
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) II: Information Sharing and Trafficking in Human Beings (THB)
Objective: MIEUX received a second request from the COMESA secretariat for technical assistance to support the priorities of the two task forces on the implementation of the Protocols for Free Movement and Visa Liberalisation, which will contribute to COMESA's aim of increased regional cooperation and harmonisation of policymaking processes.
Summary: The 7th Meeting of COMESA Chiefs of Immigration and 5th Meeting of COMESA Ministers Responsible for Immigration marked the first activity to take place under this new request. Taking place in October 2012 in Lusaka, MIEUX provided technical expertise for the meetings in the development of background papers on data collection and information sharing, and facilitated the discussions during the Chiefs of Immigration Meeting in coordination with the COMESA secretariat. In line with this activity, a questionnaire was also developed in order to map national data collection and information sharing systems, which will be disseminated to the COMESA Member States (MS). The subsequent activities will take the form of two workshops. The first will be held in April 2013 and will focus on trafficking in human beings (THB) with the aim to promote a regional and transnational approach within the COMESA MS. The second will be on information systems with the aim of improving regional coordination in data management. A report on information and data management systems will be presented at this workshop, which will be compiled from the results of the questionnaire. The final activity will be the completion of the study on the harmonisation of national laws with the COMESA Model Law, first initiated under the first MIEUX request for technical assistance. Experts from the Belgian and Portuguese national administrations were deployed for the first activities. ICMPD has also provided expertise to this action. Experts are currently being recruited for the upcoming activities.
Duration: May 2012–present
Mauritius: Migration Management
Objective: The main objective of this action is to develop a national immigration strategy and migration management agreements with African countries. This action will assist in updating the national policy on immigration and in strengthening the capacities of Mauritius to manage South-South migration flows.
Summary: An assessment mission took place in June 2012 and will be followed by two groups of activities. One group will focus on the internal management of immigration flows in Mauritius, whilst the other will focus on regional cooperation for the management of South-South migration flows in a development perspective, in line with the objectives set by Mauritius as Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in 2012. Experts from the French and Italian national administrations are being deployed for this action.
Duration: April 2012–present
Sierra Leone II: Migration Management
Objective: The overall objective of this action is to provide capacity building assistance to the Sierra Leonean Immigration Department to strengthen its migration management capabilities.
Summary: The action will assist in finalising and implementing the new National Migration Policy, restructuring the organisational composition of the Immigration Department and border management, and provide training to border guards and senior management. The first activity will be training on border management and document security for recently recruited border guards. Experts are currently being identified for this action.
Duration: March 2012–present
Cote d’Ivoire: Trafficking in Human Beings (THB)
Objective: MIEUX is providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Development and Planning in the area of THB in order to set the basis for the elaboration of a new policy framework on human trafficking.
Summary: An assessment mission took place in September 2012 which provided an understanding of the current national anti-THB efforts and institutions responsible for THB. This activity will be followed by a national seminar on counter-THB policy, which will take place in April 2013. Throughout the action, MIEUX experts will provide support for the elaboration of a new policy framework on trafficking in human beings, which will then be presented in a final activity for its validation and submission at the political level. Experts from the Italian and Portuguese national administrations are being deployed for this action.
Duration: March 2012–present
Southeast Asia: Legal Migration, and Migration and Development
Objective: Following a request from the Commission of Filipinos Overseas (CFO) of the Philippines, the Directorate of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Indonesia, and the Embassy of the Republic of Vietnam in Manila, MIEUX is providing technical assistance to the southeast Asian countries in the areas of legal migration, migration and development, and human rights.
Summary: This action will consist of three thematic regional events, which aim to tackle a wide range of migration policy areas of interest to the countries in the region. They will be carried out as follows: a two-day regional conference in Manila, a two-day regional forum in Jakarta and a two-day regional conference in Hanoi. A consultative meeting took place in October 2012, in Manila, during which the ASEAN Member States were able to discuss the preparation of the first regional event that took place in Manila from 12–13 December 2012. Experts from the Hungarian and Polish national administrations, as well as regional experts, were deployed for the first regional event.
Duration: March 2012–present
India: Data Collection and and Migration Management
Objective: The aim of this action is to support the government of India's efforts to manage overseas migration by building capacity at the sub-national level against irregular migration. The action will also produce a set of tailored guidelines on data collection and communication with central government bodies.
Summary: Following the findings of an initial assessment mission that took place in May 2012, a set of capacity building activities targeting national and sub-national authorities will be carried out. Experts from the Italian and Spanish national administrations are being deployed for this action.
Duration: January 2012–present
Argentina/Brazil: Development of a Regional Integrated Information System on Trafficking in Human Beings (THB)
Objective: The aim of this action is to support the efforts of the Ministry of Security of Argentina (MSA) and Ministry of Justice of Brazil (NJS) to actively cooperate, exchange information and improve their capacities to fight human trafficking.
Summary: This technical assistance will support the building of an information exchange mechanism between the two countries in the area of human trafficking, and provide a transfer of knowledge, practices and experience from EU MS administrations on the given aspects. The first assessment mission to Argentina took place in June 2012 to evaluate the THB criminal data collection in Argentina with the MSA. The 2nd assessment mission, this time to Brazil, took place in October 2012 and assessed the gaps and needs of the NJS. Based on the findings of these assessment missions, the activities that follow will take the form of a workshop on data collection and knowledge management and a workshop on the development of the regional information system on human trafficking. The final activity will be training on policy development and implementation. Experts from the Danish and Portuguese national administrations are being deployed for this action.
Duration: November 2011–present
Costa Rica: Integration Issues, Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Human Beings (THB)
Objective: MIEUX was asked to provide technical assistance to the Costa Rican General Directorate of Migration (GDM) in strengthening its capacities to manage migration flows, with a view to curbing irregular migration and maximising migration benefits.
Summary: MIEUX aims to support the relevant migration authorities with capable, trained human resources by reinforcing the development of training material on THB and smuggling of migrants for the nationwide basic training of migration officers. In addition, MIEUX is supporting the process of developing the National Integration Plan of Costa Rica. The assessment mission of the gaps and needs of the GDM took place in mid-February 2012 and provided the foundation for the course on integration policy and defined the modalities of support for the development of the National Integration Plan. The next two activities were delivered in June 2012, with the development of training modules on THB and smuggling of migrants, and the delivery of a Training of Trainers course. The experts are currently providing support for the final activity in the development of the National Integration Plan. Experts from the Spanish national administration are being deployed for this action.
Duration: October 2011–present
Ghana: Capacity Building and Migration Management
Objective: This action is providing technical assistance to the Ghanaian Immigration Service (GIS) to enhance its migration management.
Summary: The first activity was completed in November 2011, and identified the gaps and needs of the GIS and internal Project Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PPMEU). The findings and recommendations were delivered in an assessment report, which formed the basis of upcoming activities in project development, institution building and policy implementation. MIEUX also organised the seminar "The EU Global Approach to Migration and Mobility" in Accra on 24 January 2012 for Ghanaian authorities and stakeholders. The first of four workshops took place in February 2012 on project development for senior management staff in the Ghanaian Immigration Service. The second was on institution building and reform (with reference to migration management) and took place 24–26 April 2012. The last two training sessions are foreseen to take place in early 2013 and will focus on communication strategy and policy development. A range of experts from the British and Dutch public administrations have been involved in offering technical assistance in this action.
Duration: September 2011–present
Brazil: Migration Management and Policy Development
Objective: The main objective of this action is to provide support in strengthening the migration management capacities of the relevant institutions and to assist in the development of the country's national migration policy.
Summary: An assessment mission was completed in March 2012 and will be followed by a nationwide seminar, yet to be organised, with a view to enhancing the ongoing national migration policy development process. Experts from the Portuguese national administration are being deployed for this action.
Duration: September 2011–present
Senegal: Border Management
Objective: MIEUX is providing support in the development of a national integrated border management strategy in Senegal. The overall objective of this action is to support the Ministry of Interior in the development of a national strategy on border management and a national action plan for its implementation.
Summary: A mapping mission took place from 16–20 May 2011 to assess border management needs regarding the elaboration of a strategy, and to identify the relevant stakeholders to be involved in the development of the national border management strategy. Two workshops on the drafting of the national strategy for border management took place in September and November 2011, respectively. The review of the national strategy for border management took place on 18–20 January 2012. This was followed by an interministerial meeting on 14 December 2012 in which the strategy was presented to all relevant ministries, and comments and recommendations were gathered.
The final activity, a workshop for the development of an action plan for the implementation of the strategy, will take place in the months to come. Experts from the Dutch and French national administrations have been deployed in this action.
Duration: August 2010–present
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