They were made possible through the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration, which marks its fourth anniversary this month. “The EU-IOM Joint Initiative is a concrete outcome of the commitments made by European and African leaders at the Valletta Summit back in November 2015. In Mauritania, the EU-IOM Joint Initiative conducted training and donated medical and protective equipment in partnership with the World Health Organisation to strengthen the Government’s management of the pandemic. The EU-IOM Joint initiative provides critical support to local partners, including capacity building for migration data collection and analysis. The EU and its Member States have provided €450 million in funding for the EU-IOM Joint Initiative.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 22, 2020 12:45 UTC