Ghana has launched the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Strategy for 2026-2028 to advance well-managed migration governance through coordinated State agencies and stronger collaboration with society to break down institutional silos.
The revised Strategic Plan was launched by Mr Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, Minister for the Interior, together with officials from IOM, the Ghana Immigration Service, sister security agencies and other State institutions involved in migration issues.
Mr Mubarak said the Strategy would support efforts to strengthen systems for identification, referral, protection, voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of migrants, particularly vulnerable persons.
He said the continued enhancement of national referral mechanisms was critical to ensuring that vulnerable migrants received the protection and support they deserved.
The Minister said insecurity, climate vulnerability, displacement and public health emergencies required proactive responses, including stronger migration data systems, contingency planning, risk monitoring and emergency preparedness.
He said effective migration governance also depended on stronger coordination among institutions to share information, generate evidence-based policies and build the capacity needed to implement them.
Mr Mubarak said the success of the Strategy by 2028 should result in better coordinated border management, enhanced protection for vulnerable migrants, stronger action against trafficking and smuggling, improved reintegration support and more reliable migration data.
He commended IOM for its continued partnership and support to Ghana, saying the Government remained committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure that migration promoted national development, protected human dignity and remained a force for prosperity and progress.
The revised Strategic Plan was spearheaded by the International Organisation for Migration Ghana, and Madam Fatou Diallo Ndiaye, IOM Chief of Mission, said, Ghana, through the strategy reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening national systems, supporting community resilience.
“IOM will continue to support these efforts while fostering policy coherence across migration governance mechanisms at national, regional and international levels,” she added.
Madam Sylvia Ekra, IOM Regional Director for West and Central Africa, in a speech, said migration is inseparable from Ghana’s story, stability and prosperity, affecting communities, families and individuals within and beyond the country’s borders.
She said activities including rural-to-urban movement, cross-border trade, people arriving to study and work, young Ghanaians seeking opportunities abroad, returning migrants rebuilding their lives and diaspora contributing remittances, knowledge and enterprise made migration an imperative issue.
The Regional Director said the IOM Ghana Strategy for 2026-2028 was designed to promote partnerships and coordination, while commending the Government and relevant institutions for their leadership in strengthening migration governance.
GNA
