IN AFRICA MIGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT II. The strategic framework for managing migration IN AFRICA iii. Ensure that older persons receive adequate and gender-responsive quality and quantity of health care and other social services throughout the migration process. iv. Protect the entitlements of older persons that are migrating, including pensions and other social security provisions. v. Ensure that programmes relating to training and resettlement take into account the needs of older people, in terms of re-uniting them with their families. 9.11 Inter-state and inter-regional cooperation The ever-growing number of migrants and complexity of migratory movements, within and across regions, highlight the need to develop inter-State and inter-regional approaches to managing migration in Africa. Such co-operation can be fostered by developing clear objectives, providing opportunities for exchange of experiences, views and best practices, and working towards the coordinated implementation of policies and programmes. The need to speak a ‘common language’ when addressing migration and forced displacement issues is a critical step, and one that is on-going and evolving. Other actors in civil society and the international community provide important contributions in this regard. Such cooperation and collaborative partnerships extend throughout the Africa, and beyond, to other States and regional entities such as the European Union and the League of Arab States. Recommended strategies i. Integrate migration and displacement issues into national and regional agendas for development, security and stability. ii. Engage in dialogue and programme development on migration and development with regional bodies and development actors, including, the AU, EU, the League of Arab States, RECs, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, African Development Bank, WHO, ILO, IOM, UNECA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UNWOMEN, the United Nations Development Programme, and other concerned institutions. 81