Original Language
English
ISBN (PDF)
978-92-9068-885-3
Number of Pages
44
Reference Number
PUB2020/052/EL
Date of upload

09 Jul 2021

East and Horn of Africa – Regional Strategy 2020–2024

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The IOM Regional Strategy for East and Horn of Africa aims to leverage migration for sustainable development and ensure that “no one is left behind”. It is centred around the human rights of migrants, the Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2063 of the African Union, and the strategic priorities of its member States and regional economic communities. It pursues mainstreaming migration in development planning and the mobility dimensions of continental and regional integration. The Regional Strategy provides a gender-sensitive framework to facilitate mobility; promote inclusion; provide assistance and protection to people at risk of or affected by crisis; mitigate drivers of, and promote durable solutions to, displacement and irregular migration; reduce the incidence of irregular migration; and promote improved governance of migration. This would include responding to and addressing the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, prioritizing the humanitarian–development–peace nexus and mobilizing partners through the Regional Migrant Response Plan for the Horn of Africa and Yemen. The strategy promotes evidence-based policies among Member States, including through the IOM Regional Data Hub for the East and Horn of Africa, and by supporting the implementation of and follow-up to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration through the United Nations Network on Migration.

  • Foreword 
  • Acronyms and short names 
  • 1. Introduction  
  • 2. Political and institutional outlook for the region 
    • 2.1. Continental and regional frameworks and initiatives 
    • 2.2. Key development priorities in the region  
    • 2.3. Current and future key partners  
  • 3. Migration outlook for the region  
    • 3.1. Key migration and policy trends in the region  
  • 4. Regional strategic priorities and areas of expansion for the work of IOM  
    • 4.1. Resilience 
    • 4.2. Mobility 
    • 4.3. Governance 
  • 5. Institutional development 
    • 5.1. Opportunities and challenges for the IOM regional office and country missions 
    • 5.2. Policy capacity and regional cooperation 
    • 5.3. Innovation, institutional learning, knowledge management, including data collection and dissemination, research production, and monitoring and evaluation  
    • 5.4. Communications and visibility 
    • 5.5. Staff development 
  • 6. Concluding statement: IOM in the East and Horn of Africa in 2024 
  • Annex: IOM in the East and Horn of Africa