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body of the Arab Interior Ministers Council. Migrants encounter various
To further strengthen this exceptional partnership, an challenges during their residence
agreement was signed on November 14, 2022, between in host countries, with legal
IOM and NAUSS to establish the Arab Center for Technical identity being a primary concern.
Cooperation on Migration and Border Management. Since Leaving their homeland without
its inception, the center has facilitated cooperation, the official documentation presents
exchange of experiences, and sharing of best practices a hurdle for host governments in
among Arab League member states. NAUSS, as the scientific verifying their identity, leaving
body of the Arab Interior Ministers Council, has played a
pivotal role in fostering collaboration and communication them vulnerable to abuse,
among member states, enabling them to engage in extortion, and exploitation due
cooperative efforts on migration-related issues.
to the absence of a familial
On a regional scale, the Arab Center for Technical and inadequate information or
Cooperation on Migration and Border Management has
organized workshops with the participation of Arab League documentation.
member states. These workshops served as a platform for
each member state to share their national best practices in region. Members of the Arab League are evidently prepared
addressing common migration challenges. to collaborate and find common ground to address regional
migration issues. The center aims to offer technical, legal,
The Supreme Council of NAUSS has approved the operational, and policy support on selected topics related
establishment of the Arab Center for Technical Cooperation to migration and border management. This support will
on Migration and Border Management in collaboration extend to relevant authorities and other stakeholders
with IOM. How do you perceive this initiative, and what engaged in managing human mobility in the Arab region.
contributions can the center make to support international The overarching goal is to bolster technical cooperation,
efforts in these areas? enhance migration management capabilities, and
foster collaboration in the fields of migration, border
Certainly, this initiative conveys a powerful message management, as well as the protection of migrants› rights
that migration and border issues are of concern to the and human rights in the Arab region.
Through its 20192023- strategy, NAUSS aims to establish
itself as the foremost institution for qualifying Arab leaders
and experts in security fields. What are your expectations
regarding the benefits of aligning with this direction in our
partnership?
A primary objective of the collaboration between NAUSS
and IOM is to strengthen regional capabilities, provide
support and guidance, and conduct assessments of the
comprehensiveness of existing national migration policies,
with recommendations provided to decision-makers based
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