Migration & Forced Displacement

The MAPS Project (Migration and Policy Solutions) is a three-year initiative aiming at strengthening policy-making and programming on migration and forced displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa. With a €10 million budget funded primarily by the European Commission, MAPS brings together a multidisciplinary network of African and European partners—including Sapienza University of Rome, five Italian universities with UNESCO Chairs, and universities in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Spain. It is supported by advisory bodies such as the IOM Regional Data Hub and the University of the Witwatersrand. The project is structured around four pillars: 1. Analytical Framework. The project will conduct an in-depth review of existing research, reports, and secondary data to assess legal frameworks, policies, and best practices related to migration and displacement across the region. 2. Research Activities. A multi-perspective study will be conducted in 10 Sub-Saharan African countries, focusing on internal migrants and first-line practitioners across four thematic areas: Peace, People, Planet, and Prosperity. The project will award 40 three-year fellowships to early-career scholars from the region, offering training and mentorship to support their academic growth. 3. Leveraging Cultural Dialogue. To foster inclusive dialogue, MAPS will create spaces for exchange through conferences, webinars, and a network of UNESCO African Chairs. These platforms will engage academics, policy-makers, and civil society in shaping informed migration responses. 4. Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination. MAPS will develop targeted knowledge-sharing materials and services for first-line practitioners, civil society organizations, community activists, migrant associations, and policy makers. The aim is to equip these stakeholders with practical tools and accessible information to effectively address migration and displacement challenges.

The Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED) was commissioned by the European Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) to conduct the evaluation of selected EUTF supported projects in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The evaluation focused on activities under EUTF Strategic Objective (SO) 1 on improving the economic and employment opportunities in the Sahel and Lake Chad (SLC) and Horn of Africa (HoA) windows.

Supporting the self-reliance of displacement-affected people.

MIEUX (MIgration EU eXpertise) is a peer-to-peer experts’ facility which supports partner countries and regional organisations to better manage migration and mobility through the provision of rapid, tailor-made assistance upon

The project “Strengthening the dialogue and cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to establish management models on migration and development policies” (EU-LAC project on migration) of the EU aims to participate in the process of cooperation between the EU and the CELAC region and to contribute to the strengthening of regional and national capacities in the LAC countries to support the permanent exchange of information and good practices between these countries, as well as between the EU and the CELAC region.