Research Support Towards a Common African Position on the Global Compact on Migration

  • Start Date
    2017
  • End Date
    2018
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Project Type
    Migration Policy Activities
  • Budget Amount (USD)
    100000.00
  • Coverage
    Regional
  • Year
    2017
  • IDF Region
    Africa
  • Other Countries Benefiting at Time of Allocation
    Seychelles
  • Prima ID
    CH10P0003
  • Projects ID
    PO.0100
  • Benefiting Member States
    Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti

The African Union and its Member States recognize that inter-state cooperation and dialogue strengthen their migration management capacity and increase the harmonization of policies, laws and strategies on migration related issues.
In this vein, the objective of this project is to contribute to the identification of a common African position on the Global Compact on Migration (GCM) through continent-wide policy dialogue and exchange of national and regional perspectives and effective migration related practices.
As part of the Global Compact on Migration preparatory process, the Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFoM) will bring together the African’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Africa Region Member States1, the agencies of the United Nations and the civil society organizations, among others. The aim of this forum is to promote a dialogue and provide a medium for the African governments to share information on the current migration dynamics, trends, patterns and newly emerging issues. The PAFoM will serve as a migration policy-based research effort to support and complement the Global Compact on Migration regional and thematic consultations as outlined by the modalities of the resolution.
Finally, it will avail the Member States the opportunity to guide the drafting of a common African position and make recommendations to find durable solutions to the migration challenges in Africa – to be discussed at the 2018 African Union Summit.