EU and IOM launch initiative for migrant protection and reintegration in Africa along the Central Mediterranean migration routes

On 15 December 2016, the European Union, through the EU Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF), the governments of Germany and Italy, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) introduced a new initiative to aid African countries in tackling the urgent protection needs and tragic loss of life of migrants along the Central Mediterranean migration routes and in strengthening migration governance.

Through the initiative, the EU and IOM were to collaborate with local, national and international stakeholders to put into effect projects in 14 countries with a total suggestive budget of €100 million.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/16/4422, 15.12.16: EUTF for Africa and IOM initiative for Protection and Reintegration of returnees along the Central Mediterranean migration routes http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-4422_en.htm

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