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         shared their approval of the project9, but the MFA was still waiting (at the time of writing this
         report) for official communication from the Minister of Justice regarding the approval of the
         project, notably with respect to the activities focusing on migration legislation. Following an
         official Note Verbale from the MFA in March 202210, in which the MFA proposed to suspend
         the implementation of activities related to migration legislation (Activity Strand 3), ICMPD
         agreed to temporarily put on hold these activities. Subsequently, official communication was
         received from the MFA via Note Verbale proposing the organisation of the first OSC meeting
         on 31 May 202211. ICMPD accepted the proposal to hold the OSC meeting on 31 May 2022 via
         Note Verbale to the Libyan MFA;
         Generally, the structural challenges as regards inter-ministerial communication and decision­
         making between the Libyan MFA vis-à-vis the other project stakeholders (e.g. it was agreed
         with the MFA that all official communication with the other project stakeholders needs to be
         transmitted via official channels through the MFA), contributed to slower coordination.

The political and security developments may pose challenges for the overall engagement on the
ground in Tripoli in the future. In order to avoid and/or mitigate these potential risks, the project team
will continue to closely monitor the latest political and security developments on the ground and
respond according to the context. Potential challenges for the upcoming period might include:

         Depending on the outcome of the first OSC meeting, the project team might experience
         certain challenges regarding the implementation of activities focusing on migration legislation
         given the seemingly general concern among the Libyan stakeholders at the political level to
         work on this topic, despite the communicated interest and willingness of technical staff. While
         the activities focusing on migration legislation have temporarily been put on hold, in case the
         approval of the MoJ is not received within the agreed upon timeframe, ICMPD might be
         required to refocus some of the activities on a different topic. Nevertheless, the issue is
         planned to be discussed during the first OSC meeting with the view to find a solution and/or
         a procedure for a future decision on the question of these activities;
         Given the important delay in calling for the first OSC meeting, the swift implementation of
         project activities will be highly dependent on very rapid procedures with regards to the
         confirmation from the Libyan partners (incl. training content approval, participant
         nomination etc.). If this constitutes a challenge, it is very likely that the remaining time of the
         project implementation phase might be insufficient for the rollout of all planned activities;
         The perceived general cautiousness among the Libyan stakeholders vis-à-vis the engagement
         of international partners, which ICMPD has approached by investing significant time and
         effort in building positive relations of trust, might potentially result in some challenges in the
         future;
         The potential changes in the political and security situation following the tensions between
         the GNU and the GNS might pose concrete challenges for the continuation of engagement on
         the ground in Tripoli if the security situation rapidly deteriorates, including the ability to
         continue frequent missions to Tripoli as well as to organise in-person activities in Libya;
         Depending on how the COVID-19 pandemic develops, this might pose challenges for
         organising in-person activities and meetings.



9 ICMPD was informed via bilateral exchange with the ICMPD Focal Point in the MFA that the mentioned institutions
shared their official approval of the project.
10 Note Verbale received on 22 March 2022.
11 Note Verbale received after the reporting period on 26 April 2022

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   4. Results
   4.1. Inception Phase
   The inception phase of the action was originally planned as a three-month period from April-June
   2021, with the view to achieving the following objectives as outlined in the Contribution Agreement
   Annex I "Description of the Action":

             Consult project stakeholders and design all the final activities jointly with the stakeholders;
             Set-up of project team and project implementation tools (incl. recruitment, development of
             communication and visibility plan, conflict sensitivity assessment and recommendations,
             monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks, etc.).

   As a result of a number of challenges (see section 3.3) faced during the course of the project, among
   other due to the rotation of staff in the Libyan MFA and the postponement of the 1st OSC meeting -
   which constitutes the final step of the inception process - the consultations with the project
   stakeholders were extended to ensure that the needs and recommendations of the Libyan project
   stakeholders were fully considered in the final design of the project activities. While the consultations
   were lengthy and took longer than intended, they were essential for ensuring Libyan ownership and
   that the activities respond to the Libyan needs and priorities, which will contribute to a successful and
   sustainable implementation of the action with a long-lasting impact. Table 1 provides an overview of
   the objectives and the results achieved during the consultation phase of the project12. The activities
   completed will ensure that ICMPD is ready to start the successful implementation of the project
   activities as soon as the Implementation Phase Work Plan is officially approved by the project
   stakeholders.

   In addition to the tangible results outlined in Table 1, an important success achieved by ICMPD during
   the reporting period was the maintenance of a positive and inclusive relationship vis-à-vis the
   project stakeholders in Libya. As a result of the rotation of staff among the direct project counterparts
   (notably in the MFA), in combination with the challenges experienced due to the political situation in
   Libya, ICMPD was required to (re)build its positive relations with the Libyan interlocutors. As such,
   ICMPD spent important time meeting with the new counterparts and presenting the work of ICMPD
   (incl. the work achieved during the previous EU-funded "Strategic and Institutional Management of
   Migration in Libya" project) which contributed to building a relationship of trust that was necessary
   for ensuring a positive cooperation with the Libyan stakeholders.

   Table 1 Objectives and results achieved during inception phase of the project

Objective                                                                                                Result
Consult project stakeholders (a total of 34 consultations with Libyan stakeholders
undertaken) with the view to design activities that respond to the need and
                                                                                                                  Achieved
priorities of the Libyan stakeholders. This will contribute to enhanced national
ownership of the project and an action that will have a long-term positive impact.

                                                                                                           Pending approval of
Finalise design of all the final activities jointly with the stakeholders (incl.
                                                                                                         project activities during
Implementation Phase Work Plan).
                                                                                                             1st OSC meeting

Set-up project team: recruitment of Libya and Tunisia-based staff (Associate
                                                                                                                  Achieved
Project Officers and Project Assistants).



   12 See the Inception Report in Annex 10 of the project for more details on the specific activities.

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     Set-up project team: finalise set-up of the office in Tripoli.                                 Achieved
     Development of communication and visibility plan.                                              Achieved
     Design visual identity for the project.                                                        Achieved
     Conflict sensitivity assessment and recommendations.                                           Achieved
     Gender sensitivity assessment and recommendations.                                             Achieved
     M&E frameworks.                                                                                Achieved
     Preparation for the first activities to be implemented after approval of the
     Implementation Phase Work Plan (incl. doing research and developing concept                    Achieved
     notes, contacting experts, finalising agenda's etc.)


         4.2. Implementation Phase
         Despite the delay in the final approval of the project activities, the implementation of a number of
         activities was achieved in parallel, notably with respect to the activities focusing on supporting Libya's
         participation in regional and international migration dialogues. In this way, a number of important
         results were achieved.

         Project outputs
         Pending the approval of the activities in the Implementation Phase Work Plan during the 1st OSC
         meeting, which largely put the start of the organisation of project activities on hold, ICMPD continued
         the work to support Libya's participation in migration dialogues. Table 2 below provides an overview
         of the status of the outputs indicated in the project logical framework (logframe)13.

         Table 2 Results in accordance to outputs in the logframe

Output                           Indicator                               Final Target   Status
                                 1. # of participants trained on the
1.1.1 Trainings for Libyan       legal framework on migration by            Min. 45
officials on the legislative     institution and gender.                                Pending approval of project activities
framework on migration           2. # of workshops/study visits/                              during 1st OSC meeting
completed.                       conferences completed on the                Min. 4
                                 legal framework on migration.
                                 3. # of trainers trained on the legal
1.1.2 Training of trainers                                                     3
                                 framework on migration.
on the legislative
                                 4. # of trainings for trainers on the                  Pending approval of project activities
framework on migration
                                 legislative framework on                                     during 1st OSC meeting
for law enforcement                                                            3
                                 migration for law enforcement
completed.
                                 completed.
                                                                                        Pending approval of project activities
1.2.1 Policy support
                                                                                               during 1st OSC meeting
actions on the legislative
                                 5. # of policy support actions on                                         +
framework on migration
                                 the legal framework for migration           Min. 6         Start of assessment on good
or any other relevant and
                                 produced.                                                practices on shelters for migrant
emerging topics related
                                                                                         women and children. See section
to migration produced.
                                                                                              5.2.2 for activity details.




         13 See Chapter 6 for the updated logframe matrix

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                                                                                     ν' 1 international dialogue
                                                                                        attended by Libyan delegation.
2.1.1 The participation of                                                           ν' 3 preparation workshops/calls
                                6. # of international dialogues on
Libyan representatives in                                                               organised.
                                migration attended by Libyan            Min. 2
international dialogue                                                               ν' 1 accompaniment to a migration
                                delegates.
forums on migration.                                                                    dialogues completed.

                                                                                     See section 5.2. for activity details.

2.1.2 Diaspora                 7. # of workshops/study
engagement activities          visits/conferences completed on
                                                                        Min. 3
completed: workshops,          diaspora engagement and crisis
conference, and                preparedness.
                                                                                     Pending approval of project activities
individual support to          8.# of participants in
                                                                                           during 1st OSC meeting
diaspora members               workshops/conferences/individual
conducted and                  support completed on diaspora            Min. 85
communication strategy         engagement and crisis
developed.                     preparedness.
2.2.1. Activities for Libyan   9. # of workshops/study
CSOs completed:                visits/individual support
                                                                        Min. 4
workshops, study visits,       completed on CSO networking                           Pending approval of project activities
and individual support         and cooperation.                                            during 1st OSC meeting
(coaching) is provided to
                                10. # of active local CSO networks.     Min. 1
Libyan CSO members.

         Legend
             Partly achieved / pending approval
             Fully achieved

         While progress on the implementation of the majority of the outputs has largely been put on hold
         pending the approval of the activities during the 1st OSC meeting, the work undertaken with respect
         to supporting Libya's participation in the migration dialogues (e.g. the Khartoum Process and Rabat
         process) had positive results, including via accompaniment to a high-level migration dialogue as well
         as the organisation of dedicated preparatory workshops (see section 5.2. for the specific activities
         implemented under this activity strand). While the activities had a tangible positive impact on the
         capacity and knowledge enhancement of the Libyan participants who participated in the activities, the
         actions also contributed to maintaining a direct dialogue as well as fostered a positive relationship
         between ICMPD and the Libyan counterparts. This was essentialfor achieving the final approval of the
         project activities. Specifically, the implemented activities had the following results:
                  Enhancement of knowledge and experience of Libyan diplomats, including young Libyan
                  diplomats, from the Libyan MFA via a hands-on "learning by doing" approach that contributed
                  to a concrete understanding of the purpose and functioning of a migration dialogue and the
                  benefits it may have for Libya;
                  Networking and relationship building between Libya and other countries, via the facilitation
                  of bilateral meetings with delegates from other participating countries at the migration
                  dialogue;
                  Relationship building between the Libyan delegates as direct counterparts of the project and
                  ICMPD as a result of the organisation of workshops and accompaniment of the Libyan
                  delegates to a migration dialogue, which contributes to a positive relationship that will allow
                  for the successful implementation of the project.


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The implementation with respect to activity strand 1 (migration dialogues) is thus progressing as
planned and ICMPD will continue to support the participation of Libyan delegations in migration
dialogues in the next reporting period.

Immediate Outcomes, Specific Objectives and Impact
The results in accordance with the immediate outcomes, specific objectives, and the impact of the
project (see the logframe in Chapter 6) will be measured as per the applicable methodology at the end
of the project based on the evaluation of the answers to the same survey that was conducted at the
beginning of the project (see baseline survey results in Quarterly Narrative Report II in Annex 9). The
same questions will be asked to the same participants, which will indicate the immediate outcomes,
specific objectives and impact as a result of the project.

4.3. Connection to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for the first time recognises the connection between
migration and sustainable development and considers migration a cross-cutting issue that is relevant
for the achievement of all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The LIBMITAF project is
directly and indirectly connected to the 2030 Agenda and concretely contributes to the achievement
of several of the SDGs. Work on migration governance is considered a cross-cutting issue that is
indirectly related to numerous SDGs (e.g. Goal 3 "Good Health and Well-being", Goal 4 "Quality
Education", and Goal 8" Decent Work and Economic Growth"14). Therefore, the connections
highlighted here illustrate some of the most concrete and direct connections between the LIBMITAF
project and the 2030 Agenda.

                        Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
                        Target 10.7 "Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and
                        mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well­
                        managed policies"
                         Specific reference to "migration" is made in the SDGs in Target 10.7 of Goal 10,
                        which recognises that proper migration governance contributes to achieving the
orderly, safe, regular, and responsible migration and mobility of people. The LIBMITAF project
contributes to target 10.7 specifically through the strengthening of the institutional and legislative
frameworks on migration in Libya and by fostering strengthened cooperation among the Libyan
stakeholders with a mandate to work on migration at national level as well as between Libya and other
countries at regional and international level. This will in the long-term contribute to strengthening the
mechanisms of the Libyan stakeholders to address migration issues and ensure the orderly, safe,
regular, and responsible migration of people to and through Libya. Concretely, this is achieved via
capacity and knowledge enhancement activities for the relevant Libyan authorities to enhance their
understanding of what "migration governance" and other relevant migration-related topics mean and
what kind of policies and frameworks are needed to achieve the "orderly, safe, regular, and
responsible migration and mobility of people". This will allow them to better support migrants in Libya
as well as the Libyan nationals living abroad.




14 Particularly Target 8.7 "Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human
trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of
child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms" and Target 8.8 "Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure
working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious
employment".

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                    Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
                    Achieving better migration governance is indirectly related to goal 16, which
                    strives for strengthening governance and national institutions, and calls for the
                    upholding of rule of law and human rights approaches for the benefit of all
                    people, including migrants. The LIBMITAF project contributes to this goal by
                    supporting the Libyan stakeholders in enhancing the institutional and legislative
                    frameworks in adherence to international standards and the rights of migrants.


     GENDER
                    Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
 5   EQUALITY        Many women migrate independently and face numerous gender-specific
                    vulnerabilities and discriminatory barriers during their journey in transit and host
                    communities as well as in their country of origin, among other heightening the
                     risk of sexual and gender based violence and exploitation. Migration governance
                    should recognise and address these gender-specific vulnerabilities as well as
consider the specific needs of women migrants as well as the opportunities that migration might offer.
The LIBMITAF project is committed to contributing to goal 5 by ensuring that the activities organised
within the framework of the project seek to contribute to enhancing the capacities of all genders as
well as address the gender-specific dynamics, needs, and opportunities of migration.




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5. Activities
Given the challenges faced during the reporting period, particularly with regard to achieving the final
approval of the Implementation Phase Work Plan15, the majority of the activities during the first year
of the project focused on consulting the relevant project stakeholders with the view to achieving the
final approval of the project activities. In addition, the ICMPD team dedicated a significant time to
doing the necessary preparatory work for the organisation of the first planned project activities. This
will allow the team to be ready to immediately start the implementation of activities once the final
approval of the project activities is received. Despite the described challenges, a number of concrete
outputs as indicated in the project log frame, were successfully implemented during the reporting
period. As the reporting period covers both the inception phase as well as the implementation phase,
activities taking place in both periods will be addressed in the following section. A report particularly
focusing on the inception phase was submitted to the donors in August 2021 as previously agreed. A
number of missions were organised with the objective to organise in-person consultations and
meetings with Libyan stakeholders as well as organise project activities.

5.1. Stakeholder Consultations
The consultation process included a total of 34 in-person and virtual formal consultation meetings.
Generally, all stakeholders were very positive about the collaboration with ICMPD and expressed their
interest to continue to work together within the framework of the project. The inputs and
recommendations of the Libyan stakeholders were taken into careful consideration by ICMPD, and
several activities were adapted and added in accordance with the priorities of the Libyan stakeholders.
Figure 1 provides an overview of the number of official consultations and meetings held with Libyan
stakeholders during the consultation phase. See table 3 for the specific locations and dates on which
the consultations and meetings took place.

                               Number of consultations per institution




                    ■ PC   ■ MFA   ■ MoJ   ■ MSMA     ■ Mol    ■ NTBSM   ■ HoR   ■ MoSA   ■ DI   ■ MoY


         Figure 1 Number of consultations and meetings per Libyan institution

The project activities are divided into four different activity strands, which were proposed to the
Libyan stakeholders as the following:

         Support to the Libyan authorities in strengthening the legislative framework on migration;



15 See Chapter 7 for the proposed Implementation Phase Work Plan.

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             Facilitation for Libyan delegations' active participation in international and regional migration
             dialogues;
             Support to the Libyan authorities in their efforts on engaging Libyans living abroad;
             Support to the Libyan Civil Society Organisations working on migration in reinforcing their work
             and role.

    Following the consultations with the Libyan stakeholders the decision was made to slightly adapt the
    phrasing of the activity strands. Given the sensitivity of the work on the migration legislation, with
    some of the Libyan authorities expressing some hesitation towards working directly on changing the
    legislation, the language of this particular activity was softened. Moreover, the topic of consularcrisis
    preparedness was added to the second activity strand to underscore that the project will not only
    work on engaging Libyans living abroad, but will also focus on consular crisis preparedness, which was
    welcomed positively by the Libyan stakeholders. The activity strands as proposed to the Libyan
    stakeholders are the following:

             Facilitation for Libyan delegations' active participation in international and regional migration
             dialogues;
             Support to the Libyan authorities in their efforts with respect to consular crisis preparedness
             and engaging Libyans living abroad;
             Support to and strengthening of the efforts of the Libyan authorities in the field of migration
             legislation;
             Support to the Libyan Civil Society Organisations working on migration in reinforcing their work
             and role.

    The final formulation of the above activity strands is subject to the conclusions of the 1st OSC meeting.

    Table 3 Official consultations and meetings with Libyan stakeholders16


    Stakeholder                                                                              Date                     Location

1   House of Representatives (HoR)                                                           3 May 2021               Zoom

2   Ministry of Justice (MoJ)                                                                4 May 2021               Zoom

3   National Team for Border Security and Management (NTBSM)17                               5 May 2021               Zoom

    Ministry of State for Migration Affairs (MSMA) (Supreme Committee for
4                                                                                            25 May 2021              Zoom
    Combating Illegal Migration)

5   Ministry of Justice (MoJ)                                                                10 June 2021             Zoom
6   Representatives of Libyan Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)                             24 June 2021             Zoom

7   National Team for Border Security and Management (NTBSM)                                 5 July 2021              Tripoli, Libya

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) (Department of International
8   Organisations; Department of International Cooperation; Department                       7 July 2021              Tripoli, Libya
    of European Affairs)18

9   Ministry of Interior (Mol)                                                               7 July 2021              Tripoli, Libya


    16 No dedicated meeting reports were written for the meetings highlighted with an * because they were informal debriefings
    with the donors to give an update on the status of the project.
    17 In addition to in-person meeting, regular phone calls were made with Dr. Segayer from the NTBSM.
    18 In addition to the consultations and meetings held with representatives of the Libyan MFA, weekly phone calls were made
    with the ICMPD Focal Point in the MFA.

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     Ministry of State for Migration Affairs (MSMA) (Supreme Committee for
10                                                                                                7 July 2021               Tripoli, Libya
     Combating Illegal Migration)

11   Joint meeting (Diplomatic Institute (DI)19, MoJ, MoY)                                        8 July 2021               Tripoli, Libya

12   National Team for Border Security and Management (NTBSM)                                     8 July 2021               Tripoli, Libya
                                                                                                  7 September
13   Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)                                                                                      Tripoli, Libya
                                                                                                  2021
                                                                                                  8 September
14   Diplomatic Institute (DI)                                                                                              Tripoli, Libya
                                                                                                  2021
                                                                                                  8 September
15   Ministry of Justice (MoJ)                                                                                              Tripoli, Libya
                                                                                                  2021
                                                                                                  8 September
16   Presidential Council*                                                                                                  Tripoli, Libya
                                                                                                  2021
                                                                                                  9 September
17   National Team for Border Security and Management (NTBSM)*                                                              Tripoli, Libya
                                                                                                  2021
                                                                                                  18 September              Geneva,
18   Ministry of Interior (Mol)
                                                                                                  2021                      Switzerland
     Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) (Department of International Non-                          27 September
19                                                                                                                          Tripoli, Libya
     Governmental Organisations)*                                                                 2021

     Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) (Department of International                               28 September
20                                                                                                                          Tripoli, Libya
     Organisations)                                                                               2021

21   House or Representatives (HoR), Foreign Affairs Committee                                    12 October 2021           Tripoli, Libya

     Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) (Department of International
22                                                                                                12 October 2021           Tripoli, Libya
     Organisations)

     Ministry of State for Migration Affairs (MSMA) (Supreme Committee for
23                                                                                                13 October 2021           Tripoli, Libya
     Combating Illegal Migration)

     House of Representatives (HoR), Foreign Affairs Committee and the
24                                                                                                8 December 2021           Tunis, Tunisia
     Research Centre*

     House of Representatives (HoR), Chair of the "National Committee for                         10 December
25                                                                                                                          Tunis, Tunisia
     the Formulation of Migration Policies and Strategies"*                                       2021

26   National Team for Border Security and Management (NTBSM)*                                    1 February 2022           Tripoli, Libya

27   Ministry of Interior (Mol)                                                                   2 February 2022           Tripoli, Libya

     House of Representatives (HoR), Chair of the "National Committee for
28                                                                                                2 February 2022           Tripoli, Libya
     the Formulation of Migration Policies and Strategies"*

29   Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA)                                                            3 February 2022           Tripoli, Libya

30   Diplomatic Institute (DI)                                                                    1 March 2022              Tripoli, Libya

31   Joint coordination meeting (MFA, MoJ, Mol, NTBSM)20                                          2 March 2022              Tripoli, Libya



     19 The Diplomatic Institute is part of the MFA, but given its important role in specific project activities, meetings were held
     bilaterally with the DI on several occasions.
     20 The MSMA was also invited to the joint meeting, but did not attend given that they did not have any remaining comments
     on the proposed work plan.

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32   Ministry of Interior (Mol)*                                                   8 March 2022         Tunis, Tunisia

33   Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA)                                             27 March 2022        Tripoli, Libya

34   Ministry of Interior (Mol)*                                                   28 March 2022        Tunis, Tunisia


     Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
     In accordance with the Cooperation Agreement signed between ICMPD and the State of Libya in 2019,
     the Libyan MFA is the official point of entry with respect to all official correspondence and
     coordination regarding the project. As one of the main counterparts of the project, numerous
     consultations and follow-up meetings were held with the Libyan MFA, including with its International
     Organisations Department, International Cooperation Department, Expatriate Affairs Department,
     Consular Affairs Department, and International Non-Governmental Organisations Department. During
     the formal consultations, the MFA highlighted the following priorities for the project: (1) the need for
     a focus on capacity enhancement and preparatory work as regards migration legislation; (2) the
     engagement of Libyans Living Abroad; (3) the definition of concepts and terminology; and (4) the
     importance of the participation of Libya to regional and international migration dialogues (e.g.
     Khartoum and Rabat process).


     As agreed with the MFA and the other Libyan project stakeholders, all official correspondence and
     coordination (e.g. requests for meetings, sharing of documents etc.) regarding the project took place
     via the MFA (International Organisations Department). Following the initial consultations with all the
     Libyan stakeholders that took place from April until September, ICMPD was informed by the MFA that
     all the official project stakeholders (MoJ, Mol, NTBSM, MSMA, and the Diplomatic Institute) should
     share their official approval and recommendations regarding the project activities in a Note Verbale
     to ICMPD via the MFA. ICMPD was informed that the 1st OSC meeting, which had the purpose to launch
     the start of the project activities, could be organised as soon as all the Libyan project stakeholders had
     informed the MFA of their approval of the project.


     A permanent ICMPD focal point was appointed within the MFA to facilitate the day-to-day
     coordination and communication between ICMPD and the MFA. Moreover, in November and
     December 2021, a new Rabat Process Focal Point (from International Cooperation Department) and a
     new Khartoum Process Focal Point (from International Organisations Department) were respectively
     nominated. Given the importance of the engagement of Libya in the regional and international
     migration dialogues, the appointment of the new Focal Points was a positive step that will facilitate
     the participation of Libya in future Rabat Process and Khartoum Process meetings. Subsequently, the
     MFA made the decision21 to change the Rabat Process Focal Point in March 2022, and instead the
     general ICMPD focal point was appointed to also take on the role as Rabat Process Focal Point.

     Diplomatic Institute
     The Diplomatic Institute is officially part of the MFA, but given its important role particularly with
     regard to the activities related to consular crisis preparedness and migration dialogues, the Diplomatic
     Institute was consulted bilaterally on several occasions. Following the in-person consultations held
     with the Diplomatic Institute on July 8th and September 8th 2021, the Diplomatic Institute shared their
     official suggestions to the proposed activities in writing with ICMPD via Note Verbale on 18 November




     21 ICMPD received an official Note Verbale from the MFA on 14 March 2022

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