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Regional programmes
DEV-pillar of the Regional Development and Protection Programme in the North of Africa - Phase II
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...
Mediterranean City-to-City Migration (MC2CM) – Phase II
The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to improved, rights-based migration governance at local level in cities of the 5 Countries of the North of Africa region and two cities from Middle East16, notably through partnership with cities in Europe, with a specific focus on...
Technical Cooperation Facility (TCF): Formulation of programmes, Implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, and Communication activities
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...
Facility for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in North Africa
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...
Dismantling the criminal networks operating in North Africa and involved in migrant smuggling and human trafficking
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...
Border Management Programme for the Maghreb region (BMP-Maghreb)
The BMP Maghreb programme particularly focuses on providing support to the strengthening of border management capacities of Maghreb countries.
Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa
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.
DEV-pillar of the Regional Development and Protection Programme in the North of Africa – Phase III
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.
MEETAfrica | Mobilisation européenne pour l'entrepreneuriat en Afrique - Phase 2
L'objectif global de MEETAfrica 2 s’inscrit dans Objectif Stratégique 2 du FFU - fenêtre Afrique du Nord Accroitre la migration légale mutuellement bénéfique et la mobilité.
Enhancing self-reliance and access to rights for refugees and asylum-seekers in North Africa
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.
EU-IOM Joint Initiative in North Africa - Top up to Voluntary Humanitarian Return and Reintegration Assistance
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.
Durable solutions for refugee unaccompanied and separated children (Libya and Egypt) and family reunification
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
Regional - Fast track emergency response to COVID-19 in NoA countries for the most vulnerable populations COVID-19
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.
TOP-UP - Technical Cooperation Facility (TCF): Formulation of programmes, Implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and Research activities
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.
Pour une approche holistique de la gouvernance de la migration de main d’œuvre et la mobilité en Afrique du Nord – THAMM Phase II
L'action pour une approche holistique de la gouvernance de la migration de main d’oeuvre et la mobilité en Afrique du Nord – THAMM Phase II vise à promouvoir et organiser la mobilité professionnelle entre la Tunisie et la France et des États européens potentiellement intéressés.
Cross-window programmes
Research and Evidence Facility for the Sahel and Lake Chad Region and the North of Africa
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...
Technical Cooperation Facility
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...
Protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route
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.
Erasmus+ in West Africa and the Horn of Africa
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

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The EU-IOM COVID-19 programme for North Africa has been launched
The European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on Tuesday 20 April a EUR 7.

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The 3rd monitoring report for the EUTF North of Africa region is published!
In 2018, the Commission identified the need to monitor EUTF implementation and progress on objectives across all three EUTF windows: the Horn of Africa, the Sahel and Lake Chad region, and the targeted parts of the North of Africa.

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EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa: New assistance package to support vulnerable groups and address COVID-19 in North Africa
Today, as part of the EU's global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the EU - through its Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) - has adopted a new assistance package to protect migrants, stabilise local communities and respond to COVID-19 in North Africa.

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New actions of almost €150 million to tackle human smuggling, protect vulnerable people and stabilise communities in North Africa
The European Union – via the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, North Africa Window - adopted four new migration-related actions totalling €147.

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EU Trust Fund for Africa: new actions adopted to support vulnerable migrants, foster socio-economic development and improve border management in North of Africa
Brussels, 14 December 2018 - The operational committee of the EU Trust Fund for Africa, North of Africa window has adopted four new migration-related programmes totalling €115 million.

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2nd Steering Committee meeting of the EU Trust Fund for Africa Programme "Managing mixed migration flows in Libya through expanding protection space and supporting local
Tunis, 13 December 2018 – On Friday 7 December, Libyan Deputy Minister of Interior, together with representatives of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Planning and Local Governance joined the Ambassador of the European Union to Libya, together with representatives of the United Nations Development...

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EU Trust Fund for Africa: additional €90.5 million to strengthen border management and protection of migrants in North Africa
The European Commission today has approved 3 new migration-related programmes in Northern Africa totalling more than €90 million.