ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2024/TC.4
Country: Federal Republic of Somalia
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development
Focus Area: Governance & enabling environment, Population dynamics & migration, Resilient development & conflict prevention
Initiatives: Governance and institution building, Strengthening transboundary risk mitigation, International migration
SDGs: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords: Emigration, Emigration law, Governance, Immigration law, Institutional machinery, Migrants, Migration policy, Refugees, Reintegration, Remittances, Immigrants, Return migration, Somalia, Sustainable development, Trafficking in persons, Technical cooperation
National strategy for migration in Somalia - May 2024
October 2024
The National Strategy for Migration in Somalia was prepared through a participatory approach under the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), which involved multiple stakeholders concerned with migration issues and technical assistance from the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). This strategy offers a vision and mission for improved migration governance and is guided by five principles that ensure the alignment of the strategy with Somalia’s commitment to international frameworks and migrants’ rights.
It identifies the following four strategic goals: (1) promote safe and voluntary return and reintegration for Somali migrants; (2) regularize migration pathways for emigrants and immigrants; (3) combat migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons; and (4) engage the diaspora in sustainable development and reduce remittance costs.
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Governance & enabling environment
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The National Strategy for Migration in Somalia was prepared through a participatory approach under the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), which involved multiple stakeholders concerned with migration issues and technical assistance from the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). This strategy offers a vision and mission for improved migration governance and is guided by five principles that ensure the alignment of the strategy with Somalia’s commitment to international frameworks and migrants’ rights.
It identifies the following four strategic goals: (1) promote safe and voluntary return and reintegration for Somali migrants; (2) regularize migration pathways for emigrants and immigrants; (3) combat migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons; and (4) engage the diaspora in sustainable development and reduce remittance costs.
