Accra, 27 March 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ghana with the European Union (EU) launched the “ATUU - A Ghanaian - European Safe and Prosperous People’s Mobility Project on Migration Governance’’, with a budget of EUR 2.9 million to improve migration governance in Ghana.

The project, funded by the EU and implemented by IOM, will span a period of three years with a national coverage and focus on migration-prone areas.

The ATUU Project is part of a longstanding cooperation with the Government of Ghana and will adopt a comprehensive approach to migration, leveraging the potential of migration to contribute to sustainable development. It will also promote nationally - owned migration governance systems.

“ATUU is a significant milestone in our partnership with Ghana on migration. ATUU is important to the EU because it signifies all the progress we have made towards ensuring safe and secure migration and working together with the government of Ghana to foster a positive environment that promotes development and security,” stated the EU Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Irchad Razaaly.

The ATUU project builds upon the key achievements of previous EU-IOM initiatives, particularly the recently concluded “EU-UN Building Migration Partnership’’ project. Through this collaboration, the EU and IOM supported the Government of Ghana in establishing a National Coordination Mechanism on migration and in adopting the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Global Compact for Migration.  

IOM Ghana Chief of Mission, Fatou Ndiaye, reiterated the need for collaborations, “Fostering partnership and coordination in migration management yields significant benefits for the State. The absence of coordination, coherence, and cooperation can lead to confusion among various stakeholders and competition between them.”

During the launch event of the ATUU project, the Ministry of the Interior presented the NIP to development partners, promoting coordination between national and international stakeholders in achieving the priority objectives and actions of the plan.

The ATUU project is structured around three main pillars of intervention: institutional framework and policy dialogue, data and information; and assistance to vulnerable migrants. The project will also establish a National Referral Mechanism for the sustainable reintegration of returnee migrants through training and community-based projects.

The event to kick-off the project brought together key stakeholders and development partners including the Ministry of the Interior (MINTER), the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and Civil Society Organisations.

Abdul-Kudus Husein

Press and Information Officer

European Union in Ghana

+233 (0) 20 188 9118

Abdul-Kudus.HUSEIN@eeas.europa.eu

Randi-Lyn Miller

Public Information Officer

International Organization for Migration

+233 (0) 30 274 2930

ramiller@iom.int