Migration policy framework for Africa and plan of action (2018 – 2030)
List of Acronyms
AIR ................................... African Institute for Remittances
AU .................................... African Union
AUC ................................. African Union Commission
AU.COMMIT ............. African Union Commission Initiative Against Trafficking
AMU ............................... The Arab Maghreb Union
APSA .............................. African Peace and Security Architecture
BP ..................................... Border Programme
CAP ................................. Common African Position
CBC . ................................ Cross Border Cooperation
CBM . .............................. Cooperative Border Management
CFTA ............................... Continental Free Trade Area
CIDO ............................... Citizens and Diaspora Directorate
CSO ................................. Civil Society Organisation
DPA ................................. Department of Political Affairs
DSA ................................. Department of Social Affairs
EC ..................................... European Commission
EU .................................... European Union
GCM ............................... Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
HoA ................................. Horn of Africa
HoAI ............................... Horn of Africa Initiative
HRST . ............................. Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology
ICRC ................................ International Committee of the Red Cross
IDP ................................... Internally Displaced Persons
IFRC . ............................... International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IGAD ............................... Intergovernmental Authority on Development
ILO ................................... International Labour Organization
IOM . ............................... International Organization for Migration
LGAs ............................... Local Government Authorities
MPFA ............................. Migration Policy Framework for Africa
MSs ................................. Member States
NEPAD . ......................... New Partnership for Africa’s Development
NGO . .............................. Non-Governmental Organisation
OAU ................................ Organisation of African Unity
ODA ................................ Official Development Assistance
OECD . ............................ Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
RCP . ................................ Regional Consultative Process
REC .................................. Regional Economic Community
SDG ................................. Sustainable Development Goal
TVET ............................... Technical and Vocational Education and Training
UNDP ............................. United Nations Development Programme
UNECA .......................... United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
UNFPA . ......................... United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR ......................... United Nations High Commission for Refugees
UNODC ......................... United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
WHO .............................. World Health Organisation
WTO ............................... World Trade Organisation
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