Date                                   Location
6 – 11 September 2021                  Mission to Tripoli
17 – 19 September 2021                 Mission to Geneva
27 September – 1 October 2021          Mission to Tripoli
11 – 13 October                        Mission to Tripoli
18 – 21 October                        Mission to Vienna, Vienna Migration Conference
8 – 11 November                        Mission to Tripoli
15 - 18 December                       Mission to Tunis

   Based on the ongoing consultations with the Libyan stakeholders, the initial Implementation Phase
   Work Plan has been revised and several activities have been amended or added to meet the requests
   of the Libyan stakeholders. In addition to the meetings and missions conducted, and bearing in mind
   that the Implementation Phase Work Plan has not yet been finally approved by the Libyan
   stakeholders, the LIBMITAF project team has started the preparatory ground work for the organisation
   of the first planned project activities, including expert contracting; conducting research and planning
   the content of the activities to the extent possible, including preparing the relevant documents;
   finalizing the visual identity products for the project, etc. This will allow the project team to be ready
   to immediately start the implementation of activities, once the OSC gives the final approval of the
   project activities.

   6. Outputs
   Given that the project is still in its preparatory stage, a limited number of concrete outputs indicated
   in the project log frame have as of yet been implemented. Once the Implementation Phase Work Plan
   has officially been approved by the Operational Steering Committee, the implementation of activities
   can start, which will be reported on in future quarterly reports. Nevertheless, following the
   appointment of the new Rabat Process Focal Point in November 2021, a preparatory meeting was
   organized with the Rabat Process Focal Point, two representatives of the Rabat Process Secretariat,
   and colleagues of the LIBMITAF project team, on 15 December 2021, to brief the new Focal Point on
   the Rabat Process and prepare him for the “Thematic Meeting on Legal Migration” of the Rabat
   Process, which took place virtually from 16-17 December 2021 and which was attended by the Rabat
   Process Focal Point.

   7. Challenges and Solutions
   One of the main challenges during the reporting period was the rotation of staff within the MFA.
   However, the ICMPD project team managed to establish good relations with the newly appointed staff
   (e.g. the new ICMPD Focal Point and the Rabat and Khartoum Process Focal Points), which contributed
   to the overall positive developments of the preparation process for full project implementation. In the
   future, potential changes in the Libyan political landscape might again lead to sudden staff rotations,
   thus making it necessary to re-establish contacts and engage with project stakeholders working within
   the ministries.


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The overall climate of political instability and

Nevertheless, the ICMPD project team managed to continue constant engagement and received
substantial feedback from the majority of the stakeholders as regards the planned project activities
(e.g. Note Verbale including written feedback from the Ministry of State for Migration Affairs as well
as Diplomatic Institute). The political and security developments may pose challenges for the
continuation of the project team’s engagement on the ground in Tripoli and for the future
implementation of project activities. Depending on how and when the elections will take place, the
security situation in the country might further exacerbate, thus potentially affecting the overall level
of engagement on the ground in Tripoli.

In order to avoid and/or mitigate these potential risks, the project team will closely monitor the latest
political and security developments on the ground and respond according to the specificity of the
context.

8. Upcoming Plans
The upcoming period will include a number of planned activities, including first and foremost, the first
Operational Steering Committee (OSC) with all the relevant Libyan stakeholders and donors of the
project, and following the OSC, the official Project Launch of the project. Moreover, depending on the
outcome of the first OSC, the following project activities are planned for the first quarter of 20223:

Activity Strand 1 - Facilitation for Libyan delegations’ active participation in international and regional
migration dialogues:
     Start of the work in supporting Libya with the development of a training module on migration
         dialogues for the Diplomatic Institute;
     Introduction workshop on migration dialogues for the new Rabat and Khartoum Process Focal
         Points;
     Preparation workshop for one migration dialogue meeting contingent upon dialogue meeting
         dates.

Activity Strand 2 - Support to the Libyan authorities in their efforts with respect to consular crisis
preparedness and engaging Libyans living abroad
     Programme design workshop for training programme on consular crisis preparedness, a
         preparatory workshop for the design of the Training of Trainer programme on consular crisis
         preparedness.

Activity Strand 3 - Support to and strengthening of the efforts of the Libyan authorities in the field of
migration legislation;
     Capacity enhancement training on migration terminology, concepts, and responses, in
         response to the request by the MSMA, with the view to delivering a general training to the
         relevant Libyan stakeholders to train them on the relevant migration concepts4;
     Follow-up and prioritisation of Legal Assessment’s recommendations;


3 Given the overall context and the political changes in view of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in
Libya, some activities might need to be adapted/redesigned in accordance with the potentially changing context.
4
  The capacity enhancement training was added to the planned activities in response to a specific request by the MSMA,
asking for a specific training on migration terminology and concepts, which also serves as preparation for other activities
organized within the framework of this project.

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    Start of the work to support the creation of a database on legal literature on migration.

Activity Strand 4 - Support to the Libyan Civil Society Organisations working on migration in reinforcing
their work and roles:
     Start of the CSO needs assessment5;
     Start the individualised coaching to the CSOs on networking.

The activities are planned to be organized in person in Tripoli, Libya, but depending on the political
and security context and/or the availability of experts, the format might need to be changed to a
virtual or hybrid set-up or to a different venue.

9. Monitoring and Evaluation
To monitor progress of the strategic and the specific objectives as well as the immediate outcomes of
the project, a baseline survey was developed with the aim to collect data against the indicators
outlined in the project log frame. During the reporting period, a dedicated effort was made by the
project team to encourage the relevant Libyan stakeholders working on migration to fill out the
baseline to ensure as many responses as possible. Out of the 24 stakeholders contacted, ultimately 14
responses to the survey were received.

10. Lessons Learned and Good Practices
As a result of the rotation in staff at the Libyan MFA, in particular in some of the main positions of
relevance for the project, it was necessary to take the time to inform the new interlocutors about the
background of ICMPD with the view to establish a positive relation with the new counterparts with
whom the project team will be communicating and engaging on a regular basis during the course of
the project. An important lesson learned and good practice was as such to take the necessary time to
invest in these relations to ensure that a relationship of trust is built with the new Libyan interlocutors,
which will contribute positively to the implementation of the project moving forward. While
consultations are lengthy and take up a lot of time in the beginning of the project, they are key for a
successful and effective implementation phase with activities that respond to the needs and priorities
of the Libyan stakeholders. Moreover, the opening of the ICMPD Office in Tripoli was welcomed by
many of the Libyan interlocutors, who responded positively to the more permanent presence of the
project team in the country. To further enhance engagement with Libyan stakeholders, the project
team members based in Tunis will continue to go on regular mission to Tripoli to the extent possible,
to ensure that direct engagement is maintained with all members of the ICMPD project team.

11. Communication and Visibility
ICMPD has launched an official “ICMPD in Libya” Twitter account, where ICMPD has been sharing
relevant updates as regards the project. In addition, the project team held a meeting with the
communications officer at the EU Delegation to Libya to discuss the way forward as regard
communication and visibility actions of the project.




5   See the Inception Report for details on the CSO needs assessment.

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