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