The sub-regional R4V programme spans Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, and Guyana, operating at a sub-regional level to combat the social and economic exclusion of Venezuelan refugees and migrants.
The RMRP covers 17 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean with an overview of 12 thematic areas of direct assistance (Education, Food Security, Health, Humanitarian Transportation, Integration, Nutrition, Protection, Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Human Trafficking and Smuggling, Shelter and WASH).
This structure, also replicated at a national level, provides an ample scope of response and collaboration between the partners of the platform and the local government, and this is reflected in regional and country response plans.
Labor migration within Central Asia and targeted countries of destination, in particular to Kazakhstan constitutes a lifeline for millions of families in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. However, informality and poor regulation negatively affect potential development benefits. The program aims to enhance labor mobility governance along the Central Asia - Kazakhstan migration corridor while supporting CA governments to facilitate reintegration and encourage the diversification of countries of destination.
AGRIDOM promotes decent work for migrants in agriculture and domestic services. 3 levers: i) strengthening the legal and regulatory framework for better governance of labor migration, ii) supporting mechanisms to include migrant workers in the informal economy, and iii) strengthening employment opportunities and livelihoods for migrant workers through training and access to support services.
The project Support to the African Union (AU) on Labour Migration and Free Movement of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH cooperates with the African Union Commission (AUC) to promote the implementation of continental and regional migration policies with a focus on labour migration and free movement in Africa. This includes the Migration Policy Framework for Africa (MPFA), the African Union Free Movement of Persons Protocol (AU FMP) and the African Common Position on Migration and Development (ACPMD).
To mark theEU Anti-Trafficking Daya two-day Regional Conference"Liberalization of Access to the Labour Market: Potentials of Regular Migration and Prevention of Risks from Precarious Occupations and Human Trafficking" was organized in Belgrade on the 14th and 15th of October 2024, by the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran, and Social Affairs and the Center for the Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking, with the support of Global Program "Shaping Development-oriented Migration" (MEG), which is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Gesellschaft (
With support from the SIMPI project, IGAD embarked on an inter-REC learning mission to the ECOWAS Commission to engage in a mutual dialogue on free movement, transhumance policies, and migration data. The initiative served as a platform for both regional organizations to exchange experiences, address challenges, and share best practices in facilitating cross-border mobility. The mission enabled IGAD to gain insights into ECOWASs approach while also offering perspectives from its own regional context.
The BMM is a regional programme that implements in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda to promote safe, orderly, and regular migration from and within the Horn of Africa. It has supported the partner countries to establish and strengthen National Coordination Mechanisms (NCMs). These inter-institutional bodies include representatives from the ministries concerned (Justice, Interior Affairs, Health, Education, Labour, Social Services, etc.), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and local communities dealing with migration issues, and facilitate joint actions.
In 2024, IOM supported 15 CARICOM member states and regional bodies in developing a comprehensive regional migration policy framework. This initiative responds to the evolving migration landscape and the need for a coordinated approach to migration governance
The initiative positions migration policy as a tool to advance regional integration and address national concerns from a regional's perspective. Thus, it also provides regional contextualized guidance and tools for national-level actions and policy development.
In 2024, China successfully hosted the Migration Management Cooperation Sub-forum of the Global Forum on Public Security Cooperation in Lianyungang, which was attended by nearly 260 delegates from 57 countries and regions, as well as representatives from six international organizations.The forum, themed Development and Innovation of Migration Governance in a Changing Environment, provided a platform for in-depth exchanges on the state of global migration governance, the sharing of best practices, and the discussion of common challenges.