Geographic Area: Morocco
Year: 2021
The European Commission has awarded Altair the technical assistance to the members of the National Commission in charge of coordinating measures to combat and prevent trafficking in human beings in Morocco, and to its Secretariat. The overall objective of the Support Programme for Strengthening Integrated Border Management, Combating Smuggling and Trafficking Networks and Migrant Protection Systems is to strengthen the capacity of Moroccan institutions and in particular the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in the fight against smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings, including a strengthening of integrated border management in Morocco, in line with Programme 8 (Management of Flows and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings) of the National Strategy for Immigration and Asylum in Morocco (SNIA). The programme also aims to strengthen the dialogue with Morocco on the migration of Moroccan youth, including an awareness-raising and information strategy on the risks associated with irregular migration of youth and unaccompanied minors.