ENHANCING REGIONAL COOPERATION ON MIGRATION DATA: THE FMM WEST AFRICA PROJECT Presented by: Geertrui Lanneau, IOM About the FMM Project Overall objective Maximise the development potential of free movement of persons and migration in West Africa by supporting the effective implementation of the ECOWAS Free Movement Protocols and the ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration Strengthen capacities of ECOWAS Commission Strengthen capacities of national institutions Promote active engagement of non-state actors Target Countries The project covers the 15 ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania Partners Project jointly funded by the EU and ECOWAS and implemented by IOM in partnership with ICMPD and ILO Project Components Regional Support ECOWAS Commission National Support national governments Local Support civil society organisations Areas of Work Migration Data & Policy Border Management Labour Migration CounterTrafficking Migration data management Support the development of regional guidelines on migration data management Regional Support the development of a Regional Migration Profile Capacity building for ECOWAS Commission staff through data management workshops Migration data management (cont.) Support the collection/ analysis of migration data National Support the development of national Migration Profiles Capacity building for national institutions through data management workshops Migration Profile Template More information? www.fmmwestafrica.com THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! GLANNEAU@IOM.INT WWW.FMMWESTAFRICA.COM