OCTOBER5 OCTOBER 2016 2016 IBM News - Mali Immigration and Border Management Technical Cooperation National Police graduates at the IOM training course on border management, Sikasso, 2016 Ucita det publica venatua vic tere consident vit vidium es contere, nicaudam oc mis cultorTibus nonsequo HIGHLIGHTSmaximolo quis vid ut poriatibea doles dusciis serecusdaes etus dolorum iuscia et pre occulles ea cus repelic Working with the Malian Building border control posts Training the Police and other Government and UN partners and installing migration IBM agencies in border on developing the National management IT systems management and travel Border Policy and IBM Strategy (MIDAS) in Gogui and Sona document examination IBM in Mali Welcome to the Newsletter of the IBM programme at the IOM Mission in Mali. IBM stands for Immigration and Border Management technical assistance that IOM has been providing globally, including to the Member States in the Sahel region. IOM works closely with the Malian Government on IBM matters. Since 2012 Mali, a conflict-affected state facing stabilization challenges, is engaged in an ongoing political and technical dialogue with the international community tackling the root causes of instability. This Newsletter provides a glimpse of recent IOM IBM activities and border management developments in Mali. CONTACTS IBM Tel: +223 20 22 76 97 [email protected] 17, Route des Morillons, IOM Mission in Mali Fax:+223 20 22 76 98 CH-1211 Geneva 19, Magnambougou https://mali.iom.int/ Switzerland Badalabogou Est +41.22.717.9111 BPE 288, Bamako, Mali © 2016 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION OCTOBER 2016 5 NOVEMB Borders, Security and Development In Mali, as elsewhere in the Sahel region, governance challenges and need for stronger institutional capacity to manage security threats are high on the policy agenda. Continuous IBM technical cooperation assistance is vital for ongoing stabilization efforts and enhancing the human security of the Malian population. Effective border management is a powerful tool for combatting terrorism and trans-border crime, and enhancing national and regional security. Security is a pre-condition for sustainable development and ongoing stabilization efforts in the Sahel region. Development without security is impossible, security without development is only short-lived. In providing IBM technical assistance, IOM pays particular attention to promoting good governance, respect to human rights and the rule of law, as well as the special IOM in Mali needs of vulnerable populations in the border areas. IOM has been present in Mali since 1998, with offices in Bamako, Mopti, Timbuktu and Gao. IOM Mali has over 100 staff and a large project portfolio, including community-led programming on stabilization and socio-economic reintegration in the North. Implemented in close cooperation with the Malian Government and international partners, IOM’s initiatives focus on international migration and internal displacement assisting the most vulnerable. IBM technical assistance has been another growing area of IOM programming in Mali. Established in 1951, the IOM is a UN Migration Agency and the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. It is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and A Malian police officer in charge of immigration controls society. at the border post in Diboli, the border with Senegal BER 2015 OCTOBER 2016 for sensitivity, confidentiality and non-discrimination. The joint training aims strengthening the security and good governance of the border between Mauritania and Mali. The border is long, porous and difficult to control. Transnational threats, including terrorism, organized crime and illegal A family photo: new Malian police graduates at the IOM border management migration, remain and travel document examination training in Bamako, May 2016 ongoing concerns in the region. Training the Malian Police in The Japanese-funded IOM project border management “Enhancing the collective capacity for managing borders and for protecting IOM trains Malian border officials to border communities between enhance their competencies and Mauritania and Mali” aims to improve professionalism. Training sessions are the security of vulnerable border areas delivered jointly to Malian and between the two countries by Mauritanian border police officers. So enhancing their border management far, ten-day workshops have taken capacity. It also seeks to facilitate place in Bamako, Sikasso and Kayes greater bilateral cooperation between in Mali, and Sélibaby and Ayoûn el- the two governments and wider Atroûs in Mauritania. Further training engagement of the local population sessions are planned in Autumn, living in border areas. tentatively in Timbuktu. The training provides the Malian and Mauritanian The training provides police officers border officials with skills to control with essential border control skills, borders more effectively, detect forged including travel document examination documents and protect victims of and interviewing. Trainees also learn trafficking, while respecting their need specialized skills needed to conduct interviews with victims of trafficking. OCTOBER 2016 The curriculum is in line with international norms on human rights protection. It ensures that human rights and need for protection for vulnerable groups are not compromised by robust measures to combat terrorism and trans-border crime. Bringing together police officials from both sides of the border is a key aspect of this training. In addition to learning new skills and sharing experience, the participants build mutual trust and contacts that will last for years to come. For instance, the Malian participants at Sélibaby and Ayoûn el-Atroûs training courses were mainly from the Kayes region. Working at checkpoints on the Mauritanian border, they benefit from working contacts and better communication with their Mauritanian colleagues just across the frontier. Training and graduating together: Malian and Mauritanian police officials successfully completed the IOM professional training course in Ayoûn el-Atroûs, April 2016 Strengthening IBM Faso, Mali, Mauritania, briefed the participants cross-border Niger and Chad to about the results of a cooperation discuss challenges in regional project between five countries border management in “Enhancing Border the region and outline Security in Sahel” plans for closer funded by the In June this year, cooperation. Mali was Government of Japan. Malian officials represented by the The meeting agenda participated in the 3rd Deputy Director focused the Meeting of Directors- General of National management of General of the National Police and Deputy borders of the five Police and Border Director and Chief of countries and exploring Police in Border Control Division practical options of Ouagadougou, Burkina of the Border Police. enhanced cross-border Faso. The IOM event cooperation in the brought together senior region. officials from Burkina IOM Niger, the organisers of the event, 4 OCTOBER 2016 United we stand: Malian and Mauritanian police trainers and IOM Mali staff making the Bamako training session a joint success, May 2016 Assessing Mali’s border management capacity IOM Mission in Mali has been performing a comprehensive assessment of Mali’s borde r management capacity. The objective of the assessment i s to produce a systematic picture of border management capabilities in Mali, identify gaps and deficiencies, and produce recommendations for future IBM capacity-building reforms and international assistance. The assessment in Mali takes place in the framework of a Japan-funded IOM project aimed at enhancing border management cooperation and information sharing between Mali and Mauritania Integrated border management relies on inter-agency cooperation and involves a broad range of government institutions. The assessment has included working meetings and interviews with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Directorate of Borders, the Gendarmerie, National Police, Directorate of Border Police (DPF), Directorate-General for Civil Protection, the Customs, Special Airport Police An assessment visit to Bamako International Airport: discussing inter- Commissariat, Police agency cooperation with the Malian Border Police, Veterinary Service and School, Ministry of Phyto-sanitary Service, July 2016 Malians Abroad, OCTOBER 2016 National Guard, National Health Service, Phyto-sanitary Service and National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). To ensure effective border management, having competent institutions at the central level is not enough. IBM government agencies require institutional presence and operational capacity in Mali’s regions and at the border. The assessment so far included visits to border control posts and regional police offices in Sikasso, Zegua, Kalé, Haremakono, Kourémalé, Kayes, Aourou, Diboli, Nioro du Sahel, Gogui and Bamako International Airport. Further assessment missions are being planned to Mali’s borders in the North. The IBM assessments are conducted by IOM experts in close partnership with the Malian DPF. Two senior DPF officers participate in each assessment trip to the border, showing a strong sense of institutional commitment and contributing significantly to the quality and results of the assessment efforts. The assessment report and recommendation are being developed in close coordination with the SSR Section of MINUSMA and EU-CAP Sahel Mali, a European Union civilian mission that provides training