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Smuggling of Migrants

UNODC Regional Policies to Prevent and Combat Smuggling of Migrants in the ECOWAS Region and Mauritania EU-Africa Partnership-Senior Officials Meeting on Migration, Mobility and Employment Brussels 15-17 September 2010 UNODC Regional Office, Dakar, Senegal. Smuggling of Migrants.

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Smuggling of Migrants

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  1. UNODC Regional Policies to Prevent and Combat Smuggling of Migrants in the ECOWAS Region and Mauritania EU-Africa Partnership-Senior Officials Meeting on Migration, Mobility and Employment Brussels 15-17 September 2010 UNODC Regional Office, Dakar, Senegal.

  2. Smuggling of Migrants Smuggling of Migrants • In 2006, more than 30,000 migrants reached the Canary Islands while 6,000 migrants are estimated to have died during the sea journey.

  3. Priority Problems in Africa to be Addressed by UNODC Limited political will Lack of awareness Inadequate legislation Weak criminal justiceresponse Insufficient internationalcooperation Weak knowledge base

  4. Programme Overview Impact Programme West Africa (ECOWAS states+ Mauritania) Limited political will And Lack of awareness Law Enforcement Capacity BuildingProject for West Africa in Preventing and Combating SoM Inadequate legislation Legislative DevelopmentProject for West Africa in Preventing and Combating SoM Weak criminal justiceresponse Insufficient internationalcooperation Weak knowledge base

  5. IMPACT Law Enforcement • Beneficiary countries: ECOWAS Member States + Mauritania • Partner: Europol

  6. Overall objective • To stem illegal migration by preventing and combating smuggling of migrants from Africa to Europe in line with the UN Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea supplementing the Transnational Organized Crime Convention (TOC) and international human rights conventions.

  7. Specific objective • To assist the ECOWAS countries and Mauritania in building capacities and strengthening cooperation mechanisms among law enforcement and prosecution authorities to effectively prevent, investigate and prosecute smuggling of migrants, and develop effective cooperation with third countries to that end, while protecting the rights of smuggled migrants.

  8. Data Collection and Analysis Tangible results Envisaged objectives Situation Analysis Reports Improved evidence-basedknowledge on SoM (push and pull factorsto migrant smuggling, organized crime involved,its methods, and flows) - Solid basis for policydevelopment Field and desk research basedupon standardized methodologyin cooperation with regional research institutes Builds upon previous research experience, e.g. Report on Organized Crime in West Africa Synergies with current research activities, e.g. Data for Africa

  9. Policy Development and Institutional Capacity Building Tangible results Envisaged objectives Assessment missions Country AssessmentReports on State Response Improved criminal justiceresponse to SoMbyestablishingspecialized, coherent andinstitutionalizedframeworks to coordinate and prioritizeaction Regional and national expertworkshops National Action Plans Policy advice and mentoring Specialized law enforcement andprosecution units Delivery of IT equipment Information sharingsystems

  10. Human Capacity Building Tangible results Envisaged objectives Expert workshops Training manuals forlaw enforcement, prosecution and judiciary Improved skills to effectively prevent,investigate SoM, as well as prosecute,and convict perpetrators Training modulesincorporated intotraining curricula Experienced criminal justicepractitioners Trained trainers Emphasis on pro-activeinvestigations, information collectionand analysis, and protecting the rights of migrants Trained law enforcementofficers, prosecutorsand judges

  11. International Cooperation Tangible results Envisaged objectives Network of nationalfocal points Increased bilateral andmultilateral cooperationand information sharingbetween criminal justiceactors from differentcountries UN model treaties Trained law enforcementofficers, prosecutors andjudges on MLA, extraditionand the use ofinternational lawenforcement institutions UNODC MLA Request Writer Tool Trainings and workshops Jointed operative investigations

  12. Recruitment of staff and identification of national focal points in all participating States • Survey of smuggling of migrants, perpetrators and criminal groups involved. • In country assessment and selection of 5 pilot countries. (Senegal, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Spain (report forthcoming) • Development of training materials. • Establishment of West Africa network of focal points.

  13. Establishment of National Working Groups on law enforcement and development of coordination mechanisms and counter-smuggling policies • Train-the-trainer courses • Establishment of counter-migrant smuggling units. • Regional workshop on international law enforcement cooperation. • Facilitation of joint operative investigation.

  14. UNODC Regional Office for West and central Africa Tel: +221 33 849 4919 Fax: 221 822 13 86 fosen@unodc.org

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