Mapping of stakeholders working on migration in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa (ILO News): ILO in collaboration with the Ethiopian Federal Attorney General's Office in its capacity as the National anti-human trafficking and smuggling task force secretariat validated a mapping of stakeholders working on migration in Ethiopia on October 8, 2018.

The mapping aimed to distinguish all migration focused activities including reintegration initiatives in the country at federal, regional and woreda level in Ethiopia in order to improve coordination and collaboration among stakeholders. To this end, the mapping exercise was able to:

• Identify government, non-governmental, faith based and civil society organizations that work on migration along with their objectives, interventions, budget and geographic areas of operation/intervention at federal, regional, zonal and woreda level;
• Identify and list out existing coordination mechanisms among stakeholders at national, regional, zonal and woreda level;
• Identify challenges, opportunities and success stories on coordination and collaboration among stakeholders;
• Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of existing coordination platforms; and
• Provide strategic recommendation on how to improve coordination and collaboration among stakeholders working on migration in the country.

In his opening remark, H.E Ato. Geleta Seyoum, Deputy Attorney General noted that “Trafficking and smuggling of persons has increasingly become a global agenda, which is widely affecting the social, political and economic dimensions of Ethiopia”. He further assured participants that “taking the gravity of the issue into consideration, the Government of Ethiopia is undertaking multiple initiatives to alleviate the situation such as the establishment of the National Anti-Human Trafficking and Smuggling Task force that brings together various stakeholders”.

This Mapping will serve as an important reference to enhance partnerships and collaboration among stakeholders, minimize duplication of efforts as well as fragmentation of resources and use of different approaches and methodologies when providing the required support to beneficiaries.

The workshop was attended by representatives from federal and regional government offices, UN agencies, international organizations, bilateral partners, NGOs, faith-based organizations and civil society organizations that are engaged on migration at different levels.