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Training 5: Capacity enhancement training on
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migration legislation
Training 6: Capacity enhancement training on
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migration legislation
Study visit in the field of migration legislation
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(thematic) - topic to be defined
Policy Support Action 1 - Follow-up and
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recommendations
Policy Support Action 2 - Presentation and analysis
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of international standards as regards migration
Policy Support Action 3 - Rollout of the Training of
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Trainers (ToT) programme
Policy Support Action 4 - Support to Libya for the
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migration
Policy Support Action 5 - Capacity enhancement on
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law drafting skills
Policy Support Action 6 - Capacity enhancement on
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legislation (good practices)
Workshop 1: Capacity enhancement on migration
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legislation
Study visit: Capacity enhancement on migration
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legislation (regional level)
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8. Coordination with International Actors
ICMPD participated in a number of formal coordination fora and held regular bilateral meetings with
other international stakeholders working on Libya to ensure synergy, cost-efficiency, and to avoid
duplication with other actions. See Table 8 below for an overview of the coordination meetings in
which ICMPD participated.
Table 8 Coordination meetings with international stakeholders
Coordination Framework/Organisation Date Topic
ELI Delegation, UNHCR, United Nations
Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Libyan legislative framework on IDPs and their
19 April 2021
Resident Coordinator's Office for Libya, protection.
Un Special Rapporteur on the Human
Rights of IDPs
18 May 2021
26 August 2021 Virtual meetings to share information and ensure
EUTF Technical Working Group
18 November 2021 synergies between all EU-funded actions.
3 February 2022
6 May 2021
6 July 2021 Virtual and in-person meetings in Tripoli, Libya, to
EUBAM Libya discuss synergies and discuss strategic priorities for
2 February 2022 the LIBMITAF project.
17 February 2022
One-day field visit to Sabha, Libya, organized by the
26 May 2021
World Food Programme (WFP).
Nexus Working Group
31 May 2021 Follow-up meeting on the mission to Sabha.
15 June 2021 1st Plenary
Thematic Group 1 on Training and Curriculum
6 October 2021
Development
CSO Coordination Group 12 October 2021 Thematic Group 3 on Subgrants
17 November 2021 2nd Plenary
16 March 2022 3rd Plenary
Virtual meeting to discuss coordination with ICMPD
INTERSOS Libya 15 September 2021
as regards activities implemented with Libyan CSOs.
Internal roundtable with ККНКНКККЖ
MMC-UNHCR 17 September 2021 ККККККККККЖ UNHCR Special
Envoy Office.
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Gender responsive and inclusive policing, criminal
20 April 2021
Gender Responsive Rule of Law, Justice, justice, and border management (BM).
and Security Roundtable Meetings Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual and Gender-
27 October 2021
Based Crimes in Libya.
International Organization for Migration with
1 November 2021
(IOM) IOM
with
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) 18 November 2021
NRC
25 November 2021
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with
6 March 2022
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) 1 December 2021
1 March 2022 Virtual introductory meeting
REACH Initiative
In person introductory meeting to discuss potential
10 March 2022
synergies
ICMPD regularly participates in meetings of the EUTF Technical Working Group, which has the aim to
promote synergies between implementers and to avoid duplication of efforts among EU funded
actions. During the meeting organised on 18 May 2021, ICMPD presented the LIBMITAF project as well
as the other regional eMGPP and MC2CM projects implemented by ICMPD, which also implement
activities focusing on Libya.
ICMPD was also actively engaged in the CSOs Coordination Group, a coordination mechanism set up
by Cesvi and the Libya INGO Forum (LIF), involving several IOs and International Non-Governmental
Organisations (INGOs) who are collaborating with Libyan CSOs. The main goal of the CSOs
Coordination Group, currently co-chaired by Cesvi and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), is to promote and facilitate the coordination and cooperation of international actors working
with, or interested in working with, Libyan CSOs. The Coordination Group acts as a central
coordination body for sharing information and disseminating good practices on the engagement with
local CSOs in Libya as well as maintaining up to date information as regards collaborations between
international actors and CSOS with the view to avoid duplication of work as well as overburdening of
local organisations. Since the Group's first plenary meeting and the endorsement of the agreed-upon
Terms of Reference (ToR) in June 2022, ICMPD has proactively participated to all meetings and
initiatives organised within this coordination framework. For instance, in addition to participating to
the three plenary meetings held respectively in June 2021, November 2021, and March 2022, ICMPD
engaged in smaller rounds of discussions by participating to two virtual thematic sub-groups focusing
on Training and Curriculum Development and Sub grants54. Thanks to these meetings, ICMPD
deepened its knowledge as regards the past and ongoing actions of other international actors working
with Libyan CSOs and informed the other members about its previous work and future plans of
collaboration with local CSOs in Libya.
54 For the exact dates of the CSO Coordination Group's meetings, see table 8.
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Furthermore, through continuously contributing to the CSOs Coordination Group's efforts in compiling
a shared matrix of partner Libyan CSOs, ICMPD became aware that some local organisations that
ICMPD is planning to work with throughout the project's Implementation Phase are also collaborating
with other international actors operating in Libya (ACTED, INTERSOS, and UNDP). In order to identify
and avoid possible overlaps in such shared collaborations, ICMPD bilaterally contacted international
partners to enquire about the nature of their collaboration with the Libyan CSOs. As a result of these
coordinating efforts, ICMPD was able to confirm the absence of possible overlaps in the support given
to the CSOs55. In this respect, ICMPD is committed to regularly updating the online matrix and further
liaising with these partners - and, if necessary, other Group's members - to avoid duplicating the
support to the organisations and potentially overburdening them.
In addition to the abovementioned actions, ICMPD regularly reached out to the networks of Libyan
CSOs consolidated throughout the previous EU-funded project to disseminate information regarding
calls for proposal and tender opportunities for local CSOs that were shared among the Group's
members to increase the outreach of such opportunities. Such efforts were conducted by contacting
Libyan CSO representatives both via email and/or directly through WhatsApp.
Finally, during the Group's last plenary meeting in March 2022, ICMPD expressed interest in
participating to its new initiative that aims to draft a Briefing Paper focusing on the work with Libyan
CSOs and mainly targeting the donor community and implementers interested in working with Libyan
CSOs. By drawing on INGOs' and 10s' experiences, the document aims to collect good practices and
recommendations as regards the collaboration between international actors and local CSOs in Libya.
The paper, which will be tentatively presented during the next plenary session of the Group at the end
of June 2022, will touch upon the general principles guiding the collaboration with local CSOs in Libya,
such as, among others, trust-building mechanisms towards CSOs, cultural and conflict sensitivity
considerations, and inclusion of vulnerable groups. Furthermore, it will also include more operational
considerations concerning the main types of collaboration between international actors and local
organisations, such as coordination among implementers, trainings modalities, networking amongst
Libyan CSOs, Libyan ownership of projects, and sustainability of actions.
Thanks to this joint exercise, ICMPD will substantially improve its level of coordination with other
international implementers working together with the Libyan civil society and deepen its
understanding of good practices in the field. The LIBMITAF project will directly benefit from the
drafting of the Briefing Paper as all recommendations and lessons learned from the experiences of
other IOs and INGOs will betaken into careful consideration during the implementation of the project
activities targeting Libyan CSOs.
In light of its role as one of the key international partners of ICMPD in Libya, regular meetings were
held with the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya56 to ensure synergy and discuss
strategic priorities for the project. During the first consultation with EUBAM regarding the project, the
following priorities were identified: (1) coordination is needed between the international partners and
the Libyan stakeholders to avoid the duplication of tasks; (2) the work on the migration legislation is
important, particularly as regards capacity enhancement of Libyan officials, however it is important to
tread carefully given the general hesitation among Libyan stakeholders towards changing migration
legislation; (3) it is necessary to clearly identify the roles of the different Libyan stakeholders (e.g. the
mandate of the MSMA).
55 For additional information on the comparisons between ICMPD's and other organisations' collaboration with the same
CSOs, see Annex 6.
56 See Annex 5 for the meeting reports.
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ICMPD joined the Gender Responsive Rule of Law, Justice, and Security Roundtable meetings hosted
by EUBAM, with the view to ensure coordination and synergy with other international actors working
on gender issues.
On 26 May 2021, ICMPD took part in a mission to the southern city of Sabha, Libya, organised by the
World Food Programme (WFP), within the framework of the Nexus Working Group57. The aim of the
mission was to discuss the needs and priorities of the Sabha Municipality together with Libyan and
international stakeholders, including the Mayor of Sabha, the EU Ambassador to Libya, and several
UN representatives. During the mission, ICMPD had the opportunity to highlight the work of the
project vis-à-vis the Mayor of Sabha, and to exchange with other participants of the mission.
Although the Migration Working Group (MWG) has not yet reconvened, ICMPD has contributed to
the efforts of the MWG to share information on all upcoming activities of MWG members with the
Libyan MFA as the Chair of the MWG.
In April 2021, ICMPD organised a meeting with the EU Delegation and other international
stakeholders, including representatives from UNHCR, OCHA, the UN Resident Coordinator's Office for
Libya, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs, to present the mapping of all the
relevant laws related to the Libyan legislative framework on IDPs and their protection58, an action
that was funded during the last EU-funded "Strategic and Institutional Management of Migration in
Libya" project. ICMPD took on this task following a request from the UN to contribute to a broader
UN-led effort on supporting Libya with the development of a national strategy on IDPs. The meeting
presented the opportunity to receive the initial feedback from other international experts on the
topic. The next step of the process would be the validation of the mapping by the Libyan authorities
and the subsequent analysis of the review, once implementation of activity strand 3 "Support to and
strengthening of the efforts of the Libyan authorities in the field of migration legislation” will have
been relaunched and if the UN-led process on this topic will be continued after having been paused
since mid-2021. ICMPD stands ready to continue supporting the process should it be still considered
relevant by the Libyan and international stakeholders.
ICMPD also held bilateral meetings with relevant IOs and INGOs working in Libya, including among
other UNODC, IOM, and NRC, to discuss the activities that ICMPD and the respective organisations are
implementing in Libya with the view to ensure coordination and avoid overlap.
57 Read more about the mission in the project news here: https://www.icmpd.org/news/libmitaf-proiect-field-visit-to-
sabha-libya-organised-by-the-wfp
58 See the full meeting report in Annex 5 for more details.
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9. Risks and Assumptions
Risk Risk Level Mitigating Measures
• Adopt an inclusive, transparent, and
participatory approach to increase
engagement during project
implementation;
• Ensure regular communication with the
L - generally, the majority of the project
ICMPD Focal Point to keep the Libyan
Low level of commitment stakeholders expressed their interest in the
MFA up to date on project
of project stakeholders. project activities and were actively engaged
developments;
during the stakeholder consultations.
• Incorporate a targeted partner
communications plan as part of the
broader communications strategy to
keep partners updated of project
developments.
• Organise regular meetings with the
Μ - Given the rotation of staff in certain project stakeholders to keep them
ministries (e.g. the MFA) and the change in updated and define who is engaged in
Lack of clearly defined political leadership, as well as the which activities;
roles and responsibilities establishment of new Committees and • Develop a matrix that clearly defines the
between the project other institutions with mandates to work roles and responsibilities of the
stakeholders. on migration-related topics, there is the institutions/entities involved in the
risk of overlap of responsibilities and tasks project;
between the different bodies. • Clearly establish which activities will be
implemented with which stakeholders.
H - the constantly changing political
situation, with the most recent
• Constant monitoring of the political and
appointment of a new Prime Minister by
Political instability and security situation;
the HoR resulting in two opposing Prime
worsening security • In the case of emergency, ICMPD will
Ministers, has contributed to continued
situation. have a contingency plan in place and will
political instability and insecurity with
adapt the work plan as necessary.
uncertainty about when elections will take
place.
L-despite the change in several of the
Libyan counterparts (e.g. a change in staff
in the relevant institutions), notably in the • Emphasize national ownership in project
Broader lack of trust with
Libyan MFA, ICMPD has managed to activities;
regard to the ICMPD
establish relations of trust with the new • Ensure inclusive and participatory
mandate in Libya.
counterparts. While this took time, it was engagement of project stakeholders.
important for ensuring the long-term
successful engagement of ICMPD in Libya.
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10. Visibility and Communications
In line with the Communication and Visibility Strategy, as presented in the Inception Report (see Annex
10), a number of visibility and communications actions were carried out during the reporting period.
All efforts are implemented in line with the official EU Communication and Visibility Guidelines and
the communication and visibility requirements of the Swiss Confederation. ICMPD held several
meetings with the communications colleagues at the EU Delegation to Libya to jointly discuss
strategies on how to best share relevant communications content on the project activities.
Table 9 Status on Communication and Visibility Tools
Communication and Visibility Tool Status
ν' Project webpage has been launched, which is a work and progress and is
Project webpage
therefore regularly updated when relevant.
ν' The Twitter account ( ) has been launched and the project
team is regularly posting tweets when relevant. Given the limited number
of project activities implemented during the project period, the number of
Twitter account tweets has been relatively low. Nevertheless, the project team expects the
number of followers to increase significantly once more activities will be
implemented, bringing more opportunities for posting. Current number of
followers: 104
The project brochure will be designed as soon as the first OSC meeting has
Project brochure / factsheet taken place and several additional activities have been organised that can be
showcased in the project brochure.
ν' Three project news have been published so far, including a project news on
the field mission to Sebha, a project news on the migratior
Project news orkshop, as well as Libya's participation in the Khartot
Μ The project team also made sure to share the project news
articles on the ICMPDinLibya twitter account.
Given the extended consultation phase and the delay in the organisation of the
OSC and the start of the implementation phase of the project, the project team
Project newsletter
has waited to send out a new newsletter, but is planning on doing so as soon
as the project has been approved.
ν' Photos have been taken at the relevant events and are published on the
Photos
Twitter account and the project webpage.
Videos N/A
ν' The project donors have been tagged in all the relevant social media posts
Social media updates
(Twitter).
ν' A dedicated visual identity has been developed for the project, which
features on all the promotional material of the project (e.g. pens, roll-ups,
Promotional material
notebooks, USB etc.). These are shared with participants at all the relevant
event to increase the visibility of the project and the project donors.
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11. Conclusion and Next Steps
The first year of the EU and Swiss Confederation co-funded project "Libya's Migration Technical
Assistance Facility (LIMBITAF)" saw the accomplishment of a number of important achievements,
while numerous challenges were also faced by the project team (see chapter 3.3), resulting in the
postponement of the 1st OSC meeting and the official start of project implementation. Most notably,
an extensive consultation process took up a lot of time and effort, but this was considered an
important investment as it allowed for designing project activities and a work plan that take into
consideration the needs, priorities, and perspectives of the Libyan partners. This was deemed
essential for ensuring national ownership of the project, with the view to contribute to a long-term
sustainable and positive impact of the project on migration governance in Libya. In parallel, the
support to Libya with respect to their participation in important regional and international migration
dialogues, such as the Rabat Process and the Khartoum Process, continued via the preparation and
accompaniment of the Libyan delegations to the migration dialogues. In that way, the project achieved
the return of Libyan delegations to both the Rabat and Khartoum process after several months of
absence. The support was welcomed positively by the Libyan partners and it contributed to fostering
important positive relations between the project team and the Libyan stakeholders. Extensive time
and energy was also invested in preparing for the project activities, so the project team can start the
implementation of activities as soon as the first OSC meeting has taken place.
Some of the main observations and lessons learned:
Inclusive and transparent communication to build a relation of trust: ICMPD took the
necessary time to engage all the relevant Libyan stakeholders in an inclusive and transparent
manner with the view to ensure that trust was built and positive relations were established
and maintained. This was particularly important given the rotation of staff, notably within the
Libyan MFA (incl. the general ICMPD Focal Point), which required the project team to invest
significant time in explaining the background of ICMPD and the previous work that was done;
National ownership: the lengthy consultation process was also important for ensuring the
national ownership of the Libyan stakeholders in the project. While it took a considerable
amount of time to explain the project to the new Libyan partners following the staff rotation,
as well as to receive the necessary inputs and feedback from the Libyan partners, it allowed
for designing a work plan that corresponds to the Libyan needs and priorities;
Capacity building via a "learning by doing" approach: the support to the Libyan delegates to
the migration dialogues via preparation and accompaniment, were highly valuable activities
that contribute to the enhancement of knowledge and skills on this particular topic. Notably,
the participation of the Libyan delegation to the Khartoum Process SOM was highly valuable
as it allowed for a "learning by doing" approach for the delegates, thereby contributing to the
understanding of the dialogue, benefits of participation for Libya, background knowledge on
migration themes and initiatives and practices of other countries.
The main next step for the upcoming period will be the organisation of the first OSC meeting with the
donors and all the Libyan stakeholders with the view to approve the implementation phase work plan
and agree on the ways of working of the OSC and the technical implementation of the project. A
number of activities are ready to be implemented immediately following the meeting, including (1)
the 3-day capacity enhancement training on migration terminology, concepts, and management; (2)
the programme design workshop to define the training programme on consular crisis preparedness;
(3) the preparation meeting for the development of the migration dialogues training module; and (4)
the participation in the migration dialogues. In addition, numerous other activities have been designed
and are ready to be implemented in the coming months following the 1st OSC meeting.
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