Geneva, 31 May 2018 (ECA) - As they wrapped up their two-day meeting in Geneva on Tuesday, 29 May 2018, members of the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) were in agreement about the need to change hearts and minds in the current discourse around migration.
Geneva, 29 May 2018 (ECA) – As part of their two-day consultations towards the contribution of the High-Level Panel on Migration (HLPM) to the African migration discourse, the Panel Members shared perspectives on how to advance the policy dialogue on African migration.
Geneva, 28 May 2018 (ECA) - A two-day meeting of the High-Level Panel on Migration for Africa (HLPM) kicked off on 28 May in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting aims to develop recommendations to help build Africa’s case for facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration, and contribute to the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration.
In 2016, the Ninth Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration and the Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from April 4-5), mandated the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to establish a High Level Panel on Migration (HLPM) in Africa to provide overall guidance and support to policy dialogues on international migration in Africa from an Af
Addis Ababa, 23 May 2018 (ECA) - Members of the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) headed by former Liberian President - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - will converge in Geneva from 28 to 29 May to advance their strategies on harnessing migration for African development in the context of international cooperation.