Joint Platform for Migrants and Refugees in Egypt

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN launch platform which seeks to enhance coordination, ensure better delivery and mobilize resources to realize long term, sustainable development gains for migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and their host communities, enhancing social inclusion and cohesion.

Memorandum of Understanding between ILO and G5 Sahel

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The MoU reaffirms the ILO’s commitment to partnering with the G5 Sahel countries, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Much of the ILO’s work in the sub-region focus on building resilience via job creation in vulnerable populations such as women, youth, and refugees.

The National Migration Management Strategy in Iraq

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Iraq's National Strategy for Migration Management, formulated in 2020, is a comprehensive framework designed to address migration issues in line with the Global Compact for Migration and Iraq's National Development Plan for 2030. The strategy aims to provide sustainable solutions for both internal and external displacement and migration. Key aspects of the strategy include Developing a national policy framework: This involves creating policies that ensure the rights of migrants and facilitate regular return for those whose asylum applications have been rejected. Improving migration data collection: The strategy highlights the need for a centralized system for migration data to better understand the distribution and status of migrants within and outside Iraq. Supporting the return of displaced individuals: The strategy includes programs and activities to facilitate the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their areas of origin.

Presidential Decree No. 264-19 on the ratification of the Memorandum of Understanding between Algeria and Niger in the areas of labour, employment and social security

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The Decree ratifies a previous memorandum of understanding between Algeria and the Niger in the areas of labour, employment and social security. The MOU was signed initially in Niamey on 16 March 2017. It aims to develop and promote cooperation in the areas of labour, employment and social security through: the exchange of information, programs, studies and experiences; promoting cooperation in the area of training and technical support; coordinating views and thinking on labour, employment and social security in regional and international organizations, among other mechanisms.

Signing an agreement for cooperation between Libya’s Government of National Accord and the International Center for Migration Policy Development

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Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) signed a cooperation agreement with the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), aimed at supporting and developing cooperation between the center and the government in the areas of migration governance, policy development and studies to address the migration crisis in Libya.

Agreement on Employment of Domestic Workers between the Philippines and Kuwait

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Kuwait and the Philippines signed a MOU to regulate the working conditions of migrant domestic workers in Kuwait guaranteeing rights of domestic workers to address allegations of abusive working conditions.