On 18 April, ICMPD and GIZ signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim to further deepen their partnership, engage in innovative joint initiatives, mutual learning, evidence-based programming and policy-making.
The MoU represents the beginning of a new chapter of a long-standing cooperation between ICMPD and GIZ. It enshrines the resolute intention to strengthen the exchange of complementary expertise in order to work more effectively and with greater impact in their projects and programmes. With the signing, the two organisations also commit to make better use of our respective networks, to create vital synergies and prevent duplication of efforts. Recalling past cooperation initiatives, ICMPD and GIZ highlighted that by joining forces, they aim to strengthen their contribution to creating functioning frameworks to harness the positive contribution of migration to societies around the world.
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) was also present at the signing ceremony. In a following discussion, the three stakeholders reiterated that partnerships are not only the key to address current challenges in the area of migration and development, but are also the only viable way forward to achieving more sustainable results on shared objectives. The conversation further evolved around the need to work on the whole spectrum of migration and development, together with a variety of stakeholders, including on enhancing channels for legal migration, ensuring that migration is well-managed and tackling the challenges of climate mobility.
The European Commission welcomed the commitment of ICMPD and GIZ to further enhance their collaboration in addressing one of the most complex and politicised issues of our times.