President Dr.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete greets French President Francois Hollande at the beginning of the EU Africa Summit held in the Belgium Capital Brussels this afternoon.
(Photos by Freddy Maro)
(Photos by Freddy Maro)
Source : Daily News,by FREDDY MARO in Brussels
AFRICAN and European leaders have pledged more effort in combating human trafficking by strengthening partnership and cooperation in the fight.
The pledge was made at the end of the fourth European Union (EU) and Africa summit at which Tanzania was represented by President Jakaya Kikwete.
In a joint statement issued shortly after the meeting, the leaders agreed to specially focus on prevention, protection and prosecution as well as fighting all those who are taking advantage of such forms of exploitation.
The leaders of the two continents also agreed to fight irregular migration by promoting comprehensive and efficient cooperation to reduce the consequences of irregular migration and to safeguard the lives of migrants.
The leaders committed themselves to addressing all relevant aspects in fight including prevention, strengthened migration and border management, the fight against smuggling of migrants, returns and readmission and the root causes of irregular migration.
“We commit to strengthen the nexus between migration and development, including stepping up efforts to reduce the costs of remittances, consolidate the African Institute for Remittances and strengthen policy frameworks for enhancing Diaspora engagement,” the joint communiqué read in part.
The leaders, drawn from a number of European and African countries, also agreed to advance legal migration and mobility by better organising legal migration and fostering well managed mobility between and within continents.
They further agreed to strengthen international protection through the implementation of international and regional instruments for the protection of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons.
The leaders also recalled that respect for fundamental human rights of migrants, irrespective of their legal status, constitutes a cross-cutting issue of cooperation between the two continents.
They also agreed on the roadmap for the implementation of the joint strategy that focuses on five priority areas, including Peace and Security, Democracy and Good governance and Human Rights, Human Development.
Others are Sustainable and Inclusive Development and Growth and Continental Integration and Global and Emerging Issues.
The pledge was made at the end of the fourth European Union (EU) and Africa summit at which Tanzania was represented by President Jakaya Kikwete.
In a joint statement issued shortly after the meeting, the leaders agreed to specially focus on prevention, protection and prosecution as well as fighting all those who are taking advantage of such forms of exploitation.
The leaders of the two continents also agreed to fight irregular migration by promoting comprehensive and efficient cooperation to reduce the consequences of irregular migration and to safeguard the lives of migrants.
The leaders committed themselves to addressing all relevant aspects in fight including prevention, strengthened migration and border management, the fight against smuggling of migrants, returns and readmission and the root causes of irregular migration.
“We commit to strengthen the nexus between migration and development, including stepping up efforts to reduce the costs of remittances, consolidate the African Institute for Remittances and strengthen policy frameworks for enhancing Diaspora engagement,” the joint communiqué read in part.
The leaders, drawn from a number of European and African countries, also agreed to advance legal migration and mobility by better organising legal migration and fostering well managed mobility between and within continents.
They further agreed to strengthen international protection through the implementation of international and regional instruments for the protection of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons.
The leaders also recalled that respect for fundamental human rights of migrants, irrespective of their legal status, constitutes a cross-cutting issue of cooperation between the two continents.
They also agreed on the roadmap for the implementation of the joint strategy that focuses on five priority areas, including Peace and Security, Democracy and Good governance and Human Rights, Human Development.
Others are Sustainable and Inclusive Development and Growth and Continental Integration and Global and Emerging Issues.
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