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Migration & Displacement in the Horn of Africa Support to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Implementing Regional Migration Policies

The challenge Project name Strengthening the Capacities of IGAD and its The Horn of Africa is characterised by fragile states, Member States in Support of Regional Migration Policies in the Horn of Africa internal and cross-border conflicts, and natural disasters. In 2020, the region hosted 4.2 million refugees and around Commisioned by German Federal Ministry for Economic 8.1 million internally displaced people, who have fled from Cooperation and Development (BMZ) armed conflict, individual persecution or natural disasters. Project region IGAD Member States: Djibouti (HQ), (currently suspended), , Kenya, Somalia, The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) South , Sudan, Uganda supports its Member States in peace and regional integration. IGAD seeks to provide stronger support to the Partner organisation Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) implementation of migration policies in Member States, which are simultaneously countries of origin, transit and Budget EUR 17 million destination for migrants and forcibly displaced people. Duration 01.04.2018 – 31.03.2022

The goal The project builds upon IGAD’s potential to provide comprehensive and durable solutions for people on the move and focuses on three fields of action: The German cooperation project aims to strengthen IGAD’s capacities to implement migration policies more 1. Implementation of regional policies on migration and effectively in its Member States. displacement in IGAD Member States 2. Strengthening capacities for better service delivery to Our approach migrants and host communities in two border re- gions. IGAD was the first regional organisation to agree on a 3. Improving learning processes, result-based monitor- Regional Migration Policy Framework in 2012 and a ing and harmonizing regional migration data subsequent Migration Action Plan. It is one out of three regions worldwide promoting a regional approach to The sustainability of the project is increased by the fact implement the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). Under that the project’s fields of action reinforces each other. the Nairobi Process, Member States have adopted Lessons learned from the implementation of migration progressive policies on refugee education, right to work policies in Member States and cross-border regions are and economic inclusion. With the adoption of the Protocol collected and shared. These experiences inform on Free Movement and Transhumance in February 2020, subsequently the formulation of policies on migration and IGAD has also laid the conerstone for increased regional displacement. integration.

Photo 1: Brainstorming during a joint planning workshop with IGAD in Tadjoura, Djibouti. Photo 2 & 3: IGAD at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, in December 2019.

Photos: ©GIZ / Kokebe Hailegabriel

Contact Person Kokebe Hailegabriel [email protected]

From left to right: BMZ Deputy Director General Dr. Elke Löbel, IOM Chief of Mission Ms. Maureen Achieng, AU Commissioner for Social Affairs Mrs. Amira ElFadil and IOM Director for International Cooperation and Partnerships Ms Jill Helke at IGAD’s side event on the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakesh in 2018.

Major activities and achievements • Accurate and reliable migration data are key to in- form evidence-based migration policy. Together with So far, the project achieved the following outcomes other partners, the project supports IGAD and its together with IGAD: Member States to establish guidelines and a system to harmonize the collection and analysis of regional • The Djibouti Declaration on Refugee Education and migration data. This will enhance overall migration its accompanying Plan of Action, signed in 2017, management in the Horn of Africa created a momentum. With the German support, several Member States have formulated national plans to fully integrate refugees in their education systems, increase quality education and promote mutual recognition of certificates across the region. The project translates the benefits of the regional policy to the ground by facilitating the training of 300 teachers to increase teaching quality in displacement settings in Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan. • Under the Nairobi process, IGAD Member States have adopted the Kampala Declaration ond Jobs, Liveli- hoods and Self-Reliance in 2019. This will allow refu- gees to open bank accounts and receive working per- mits in their host country. • IGAD launched the Regional Support Platform at the Global Refugee Forum in 2019 with support of the German cooperation. IGAD is one out of three regions The two border regions Moyale-Moyale (Ethiopia-Kenyan border) worldwide that has established a platform to imple- and -Galabat (Ethiopian-Sudanese border) ment the Global Compact on Refugees.

• The two border regions at the Ethiopian-Kenyan and Ethiopian-Sudanese borders are located at the main migration routes to the South and the North. The pro- ject is currently establishing an IGAD presence to im- prove cross-border cooperation on these migratory routes.

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