Our Achievements at MIDWA
- Main Achievements
- Other Achievements
- MIDWA’S MILESTONE TOWARDS ENHANCING FREE MOBILITY AND MIGRATION MANAGEMENT IN THE ECOWAS REGION
Main Achievements
- MIDWA 2000 – The ECOWAS Commission in cooperation with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) inaugurated MIDWA as a Regional Consultative Process (RCP)
- MIDWA 2007 – Elaboration of the new ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration which was adopted by the 33rd regular meeting of ECOWAS Head of State and Governments in January 2008
- MIDWA 2012 – Dakar, July 2012, Conference on the institutional capacity of MIDWA
- MIDWA 2014 – Accra, 6 – 8 May 2014, Fostering free movement of persons for regional integration and economic cooperation
- MIDWA 2015 – Nouakchott, 6 – 8 October 2015, Irregular Migration: Challenges and Solutions
- MIDWA 2016 – Abidjan, 23 – 25 August 2016, The impact of Free Movement and the Challenges of Migration
- MIDWA 2017 – Abidjan, 13 – 14 September 2017, Consolidation of Migration Management in the region and Discussion on the Global Compact for Migration
Other Achievements
- January 2017 – Setup of the Regional Secretariat
- May 2017 – First Meeting of the Thematic Working Group on Migration Data
- May 2017 – Trained TWG MD on harmonized ECOWAS standards for Migration Data Management
- June 2017 – First Meeting of the Thematic Working Group on Border Management
- August 2017 – First meeting of the Thematic Working Group on Return and Reintegration
- September 2017 – Steering Committee and Ministerial Meeting Meeting
- February 2018 – Extraordinary meeting for the revision of the regional indicators on Migration Data
- May 2018 – First Meeting of the Thematic Working Group on Mixed Migration
MIDWA’S MILESTONE TOWARDS ENHANCING FREE MOBILITY AND MIGRATION MANAGEMENT IN THE ECOWAS REGION
- ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration and MIDWA Institutionalization Capacity
- Promotion of Regional Integration, Addressing Security and Mobility Challenges
- Irregular Migration: Challenges and Solutions
- The Impact of Free Movement and the Challenges of Migration
- MIDWA Thematic Working Groups and Inter-Governmental Regional Consultations on the Global Compact on Migration
- Regional Migration Policy and Monitoring and Reporting Framework for the MIDWA Thematic Working Groups Plans of Action and MIDWA visibility
MIDWA Mandate
Promoting regular migration between ECOWAS Member …
MIDWA Objectives
Strengthen the capacities of ECOWAS Member States and other stakeholders…
MIDWA Secreteriat
Prepare and validate the Terms of Reference for all Institutions…
