Course on International Migration Law

							           Inter-State and Intra-Regional Cooperation
         on Migration Management in the IGAD Region
    African Union Commission Plenary Hall - Addis Ababa, 12 – 14 May 2008

                             Draft Programme
                        First Day – Monday, 12 May 2008

09.00 – 10:00         Opening

                  -    Introductory Remarks – Mr. Brunson McKinley,
                       Director General, IOM

                  -    Remarks – Chairperson of the African Union Commission
                       (TBC)

                  -    Remarks – Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir,
                       Executive Secretary – IGAD

                  -    Remarks – Ambassador Dino Sinigallia,
                       Head of the EC Delegation to Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

                  -    Remarks – Mr. Abdoulie Janneh,
                       Executive Secretary, ECA

                  -    Opening Remarks – Dr. Tekeda Alemu,
                       State Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ethiopia

10:00 – 10:15     Setting the Context for an Inter-State and Intra-Regional
                  Cooperation on Migration Management in the IGAD Region -
                  IOM

      10:15 – 10:45        Coffee break

Norm Setting and International Standards for Inter-State and Intra-Regional
                   Cooperation

10:45 – 11:30         Steps towards a Comprehensive Approach to Migration
                      Management in Africa – (AU)
                         Overview of AU Decisions on migration
                         The AU Documents on Migration
                           Migration Policy Framework for Africa
                           African Common Position on Migration and
                            Development
                           Joint Africa-EU Declaration on Migration and
                            Development / Africa-EU Strategic Partnership on
                            Migration, Mobility and Employment
                           Ouagadougou Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in
                            Human Beings, Especially Women and Children


11:30 – 12:15       Migration Management and Policies in the IGAD Region:
                    Overview of Migration Trends, Perspectives & Challenges in
                    the East Africa Region, RCPs and other regional initiatives –
                    Inter-State and Intra-Regional Cooperation (IGAD & IOM)

12:15 – 13:00       Discussion

        13:00 – 14:00       Lunch

14:00 – 14:30       Migration Management and International Migration Law –
                    (IOM)
                        International Migration: the Importance of Common
                          Terminology
                        An Overview of International Migration Law

14:30 – 15:00       Human Rights and Protection of Migrants – (OHCHR)

15:00 – 15:30       Rights of Migrants / Responsibility and Authority of States –
                    (IOM)

15:30 – 16:00       Discussion

        16:00 – 16:15       Coffee break

16:15 – 16:40       Irregular Migration – (IOM)

16:40 – 17:10       Ouagadougou Plan of Action on Trafficking in Human
                    Beings, Especially Women and Children – (AU)

17:10 – 17:30       Discussion


18:30               Cocktail / Reception
                        (Congo Hall - AU)
                       Second Day – Tuesday, 13 May 2008

09:00 – 09:30         Trafficking and smuggling – (IOM)
                      International Instruments on Trafficking and Smuggling
                         Regional cooperation to counter trafficking               /
                            smuggling

09:30 – 10:00         Mixed Migration in the Horn of Africa: the East Africa
                      Migration Route – (UNHCR)

10:00 – 10:30         Discussion

      10:30 - 11:00                 Coffee Breaks

        Response to the Challenges and Concerns in the IGAD Region

11:00 – 11:30         Technical Cooperation in Migration Management - (IOM)

                       Regional programmes, activities, actions in the area of
                        border and migration management

11:30 – 12:00         International Migration and Development: Implications for
                      Regional Cooperation and Integration – (UNECA)

12:00 – 12:30         Technical Cooperation in Migration and Development –
                      Implications for Africa – (IOM)

12:30 – 13:00         Discussion

      13:00 – 14:00         Lunch

                Country Reporting and Information Sharing

14:00 – 15:15         Roundtable Country Presentations
                         Identifying priority areas for cooperation
                         State perspectives on Regional Cooperation

15:15 – 15:45         Discussion

      15:45- 16:00          Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:45         Group Work – Inter-State Cooperation in Irregular Migration
                      – (AU/IGAD/IOM)

16:45 – 17:30         Reporting on Group Work and Discussion
                      Third Day – Wednesday, 14 May 2008

  International and Regional Cooperation / Regional Consultative Processes
                                 (RCPs)

09:00 – 09:40   Migration Management through Regional Consultative
                Processes (RCPs) – (AU/IGAD/IOM)
                      Technical Cooperation in Migration Management
                      Partnerships and responsibility sharing
                      Information Sharing

09:40 – 10:10   Implementing the AU Migration Policy Framework for Africa
                within the Context of an IGAD RCP – (AU/IGAD/IOM)

10:10 – 10:30   Discussion

      10:30- 11:00         Coffee Breaks

11:00- 13:00         Break-Out Sessions: Discussion on the Establishment of
                     the Framework for the Implementation of the IGAD RCP
                     (Facilitators – IOM, AU, IGAD)

      13:00 – 14:00        Lunch

14:00- 15:00     Presentations of the conclusions and recommendations of the
                 Working groups

15:00 – 15:30    Conclusion and Adoption of the Framework

Launching of the IGAD RCP:

17:00 – 18:00        Closing Remarks -        by    Mr.   Brunson     McKinley,
                     Director General, IOM

                     Remarks    -  by    H.E.  Amb.    Franklin   Esipila,
                     Ambassador of Kenya to Ethiopia, and Chair of IGAD
                     Committee Ambassadors

                     Remarks - by H.E. Mr. Raffaele de Lutio,
                     Ambassador of Italy to Ethiopia, and Chair of IGAD Partners
                     Forum (IPF)

                     Launch of IGAD RCP by Commissioner Adv. Bience
                     Gawanas, AU Commissioner for Social Affairs and
                     H.E. Mr. Attala H. Bashir, Executive Secretary of IGAD