- Region and Country
- North of Africa
Egypt is a destination, transit and country of origin for migration. It is the most populous Arab country, a third of whom younger than 15 years. Fuelled by both the instability in the wider region, and a shift in labour demand in the Gulf countries, Egypt is struggling with the number of Egyptians returning from abroad, putting further pressure on an Egyptian labour market that is already particularly strained. The cooperation with Egyptian Authorities under the framework of the EUTF for Africa will focus on strengthening migration governance, countering trafficking of human beings and smuggling of migrants, improving protection of migrants’ rights and supporting host communities and migrants. This will go hand in hand with cooperation in addressing the root causes of irregular migration, in particular unemployment of young population prone to migration.
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National programmes
The overall objective of this Action is to contribute to address migration challenges in Egypt.
Regional programmes
Specific objectives: 1) Ensure sustainable systems/programmes are established and enhanced to effectively deliver inclusive services, support social cohesion, and address potential tensions between host and displaced communities; 2) provide members of migrant and host communities with greater...
The specific objectives are to: 1) implement a coherent, measurable and impact-oriented cooperation framework for the EUTF NOA;2) provide technical assistance on formulation of Actions, requiring ad hoc technical expertise, and strengthen the use of standard tools, in particular the Result...
The specific objectives are to improve protection and enable the assisted voluntary return of stranded migrants and migrants in transit in North Africa; to support targeted countries to enhance the sustainability of reintegration through an integrated approach addressing economic, social, and...
The overall objective will be achieved through: 1) enhanced detection and interception capacities of front-line officers and agencies at selected border crossing points and key hub cities along smuggling routes; 2) strengthened identification and investigation capacities of first responders...
The overall objective of the Action is to foster mutually beneficial legal migration and mobility, in line with the EU TF North of Africa Window Priority Action 2.
The overall objective of this Action is to strengthen resilience of those in need (in line with Priority Action III and Strategic Objective III of the EUTF – NOA: To strengthen protection and resilience of those in need), including migrants, refugees, IDPs, returnees and host communities.
The overall objective of this action is: to foster stability through increased access to rights for refugees and asylum-seekers in three North African countries and to reduce the risk of dangerous onwards movements to Europe.
The overall objective (expected impact) of this action is: to contribute to the strengthening of migrant protection and sustainable reintegration systems in North Africa _(contributing to Strategic Objective 5 (“Mitigating vulnerabilities arising from irregular migration and to combat irregular.
The overall objective is to improve the protection and expand access to sustainable solutions for unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) and youth along the Central Mediterranean
The overall objective of the action is to contribute to reducing acute vulnerabilities and improve resilience in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in NoA countries.
The action aims to increase the effectiveness of the EUTF Africa North of Africa Window (EUTF-NOA) programmes in addressing the root causes of migration and forced displacement in West and North Africa.
Cross-window programmes
The specific objective is to conduct, synthesize, disseminate and make use of new and existing research on the drivers and dynamics of the root causes of instability, insecurity, irregular migration and forced displacement in West and North Africa and migration routes, and the most successful policy...
The overall objective is to increase the efficiency of the Trust Fund, through gender-and-rights-responsive technical assistance for the identification, formulation, evaluation, monitoring of and communication on trust fund interventions, including audits, evaluations/communication actions for this...
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to strengthen the governance of migration in the region and provide protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route.
The overall objective of the action is to promote sustainable development and ultimately contribute to poverty reduction by increasing the availability of trained and qualified high-level professional manpower in West Africa and the Horn of Africa.
News & Stories
The Regional Development and Protection programme, funded by the EUTF and implemented by IOM, promotes Green Business and Environment Entrepreneurship for migrants and Egyptians.
In Egypt, the EU supported “Save the Children” to improve the social and economic resilience of children and youth at risk of unsafe mixed migration in Greater Cairo.
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, announced on 13/03 that it has assisted 10,171 migrants to return home safely from Libya with support from the European Union, African Union, and the Libyan Government since the scale up of Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) from the country started on 28 November last...