IN AFRICA MIGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT II. The strategic framework for managing migration IN AFRICA iii. Intensify transnational cooperation between national authorities engaged in border governance to facilitate migration, trade and integration and effectively address security threats. iv. Standardise the criteria required for integrated border management systems at the regional level, to ensure that the same information is collected, analysed and stored and shared across States, and linked to each other’s databases, as well as international databases, such as that of INTERPOL, in order to build a regional and continental picture of migration and trans-border crime and address it effectively. v. Strengthen national laws that regulate migration, including through the creation of clear, transparent categories for admission/expulsion and clear eligibility criteria for protection. vi. Improve the capacities of border management mechanisms and personnel by optimising new border management technologies, including biometrics (improving the security of travel documents, computerisation, in conformity with international norms, upgrading inspection, data collection and communication systems) and providing technical training for those involved in border management and migration policy, including training on how to deal with vulnerable groups, such as trafficked persons. vii. Establish and ensure adequate early warning mechanisms and disaster preparedness at border posts. viii. Provide adequate and gender-responsive information about the requirements, gender diverse challenges and opportunities of migration. ix. Strengthen cooperation and coordination at the national level between law enforcement officials, immigration and customs services to ensure a more efficient and effective approach to managing the flow of goods and people across borders. x. Promote the establishment of One-Stop Border Posts to facilitate the movement of goods and persons across borders. xi. Establish and maintain adequate, gender-responsive systems for effective search and rescue at sea, ensuring that search and rescue operations operate under a broad understanding of distress and ensure that these measures are in accordance with international laws, with the primary objective of saving lives. xii. Strengthen co-operation between States’ sub-regional/regional agencies, and the international community, in particular in the area of law enforcement, sharing migration-related data and information, training and sustained dialogue. xiii. Enhance the role of the AU, as well as other sub-regional/regional agencies, in mobilising financial/technical resources, harmonising policies and programmes of action, and coordinating activities of Member States for effective border management. 47