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Migration management: One year on from the launch of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection & Reintegration

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Voices & Views

With over 3,500 migrants rescued from the desert and 15,000 assisted in returning home from dire situations across the Central Mediterranean routes, the first year of the EU-IOM joint initiative has yielded substantive results...

Africa
Libya
Burkina Faso
+12
Côte d'Ivoire
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Cameroon
Chad
Humanitarian Aid
Protection
Relief co-ordination, protection and support services
+7
Migration & Forced Displacement
Smuggling of Migrants & Trafficking in human beings
Legal pathways
Migration dialogues
Migration policy
Refugees
South-South migration

Views from the Field: Q&A with Thierry Barbé, EU Head of Cooperation in Burkina Faso

Article
Voices & Views

Burkina Faso’s population is set to double within 20 years, bringing a host of development challenges. Head of EU Cooperation Thierry Barbé discusses how the EU is supporting the government on areas from green energy to justice...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Resilience
Innovative Financing for Development
+2
Blending
Justice & rule of law

Europe’s priceless know-how on social protection and employment

Article
Voices & Views

Most countries can finance some kind of social safety net through domestic resources, according to Belgian deputy prime minister and minister for development Alexander De Croo. But he says developing nations often lack the...

Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Americas & the Caribbean
+3
Mexico
Asia
Azerbaijan
Capacity Development
Social Protection and Inclusion
Defining social protection programmes
+1
Social Protection policies

Putting Burkina Faso ‘on the Map’

Article
Voices & Views

The EU is funding a project to update the maps of Burkina Faso, using the latest technology. With existing maps dating back to the colonial era, experts from l’Institut Géographique du Burkina felt that an update was urgent.

Africa
Burkina Faso
Development Effectiveness
Communicating Development Cooperation
Transport & Infrastructure

Making University Relevant for the African Labour Market

Article
Voices & Views

If African countries are to develop, they need highly skilled local professionals, especially in core technologies. In Burkina Faso, the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) provides training that...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Capacity Development
Education
Employment & VET
+5
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Social Protection and Inclusion
Trade & Economic Integration

From Beneficiary to Donor: Broad Perspectives an Asset for Capacity Development

Article
Voices & Views

Technical assistance plays a key part in projects backed by the European Development Fund (EDF). However, translating the needs of a beneficiary government can be challenging. We hear from Ram-Maria Ouedraogo who has experience of...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Capacity Development
Gender
Knowledge Management
+1
Learning

Enhancing Institutional Capacity to Negotiate EU Association and Trade Agreements

Article
Voices & Views

A recent two day planning and knowledge exchange workshop to address institutional change gave a boost to the implementation of the Comprehensive Institution Building Programme, bringing together some 25 colleagues from EuropeAid...

Asia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
+5
Georgia
Europe
Belarus
Moldova
Ukraine
Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Governance & Corruption
+5
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Trade & Economic Integration