Public Group on Migration & Asylum

Based on a recent study commissioned by the European Commission, Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), this webinar will provide key insights and recommendations about the specific experiences of migrant women and girls in the Horn of Africa region to inform program management and policy making on migration. It will highlight the specific challenges women and girls face when migrating within the Horn of Africa region or from the region (to Gulf/Arab countries, to Northern Africa or to Europe), including risks of gender-based violence, labor exploitation, human trafficking, with the aim to provide specific policy and operational recommendations for actions to be taken.

Attending this webinar will equip EU staff with deeper understanding of data gaps related to migrant women and girls in the Horn of Africa, why they exist and how to address them, providing specific recommendations and guidance to operational managers on the importance of collecting, analyzing and disseminating sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics in the context of migration and how to contribute to filling those gaps. Additionally, a range of concrete, action-focused recommendations for States in the Horn of Africa region and those receiving migrants from the Horn of Africa, EU delegations and headquarters and EU Member States, and UN agencies will be discussed. 

The event will cover the following elements:

• Background of the study
• Women and girls’ migration in the Horn of Africa
• Data on women and girls in migration in the Horn of Africa
• Challenges for migrant women and girls in the Horn of Africa
• National migration policies
• Recommendations

Target audience

This course is intended for INTPA staff in delegations and at HQs. It is also open to colleagues from NEAR, TRADE, ECHO, FPI and from the EEAS upon seats availability. A limited number of places are available for government officials from partner countries and from EU Member States development agencies.

Upcoming dates: 25 January 2022

Learning material: The presentation used during the webinar is available in the section below.