[{"bbox": [81, 126, 1140, 181], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [81, 191, 1149, 379], "category": "Text", "text": "The main stakeholders in Ghana are duty-bearers in charge of the development and the implementation of a transparent, well understood migration policy through a participative process. Duty-bearers are the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President, ministries' focal points on migration, the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). A national migration coordination mechanism will be the institutional body mandated to coordinate all migration-related interventions in the country, promoting policy coherence at national and local level, fostering humane and orderly migration, and creating the right conditions for migrants to contribute to development.²³"}, {"bbox": [81, 389, 1149, 524], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ghana Refugee Board (GRB) collaborates mainly with UNHCR and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to co-ordinate international and local protection and the distribution of humanitarian assistance, as well as the processing of asylum applications and the assistance of asylum seekers and refugees in Ghana, including counselling, camp management, documentation and access to rights. The GRB is the sole agency mandated to grant refugee status to persons seeking asylum in the country."}, {"bbox": [81, 535, 1149, 590], "category": "Text", "text": "Counter trafficking actions are headed by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection through its Counter Trafficking Unit with support from the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Immigration Service."}, {"bbox": [81, 600, 1149, 655], "category": "Text", "text": "The key International Development Partners involved in the Migration area (EU, EUMS, IOM, ICMPD, and other multilateral agencies) are grouped in the Migration Coordination Platform (MCP), which coordinates their actions."}, {"bbox": [81, 665, 1149, 880], "category": "Text", "text": "For the *Migration & Governance* component, the leading Government counterpart will be the Migration Unit at the Ministry of Interior, which is in charge of coordinating national efforts in the area of migration and support the development of a coherent migration policy framework, while also facilitating the establishment of the national migration coordination mechanism. In addition, the Ministry of Interior includes other relevant agencies in this area, such as the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), the Ghana Refugee Board (GRB), the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). Other strategic partners may be involved in this component, such as the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), whose responsibilities are to promote and sustain democracy, and to promote public awareness on citizens' rights and obligations."}, {"bbox": [81, 890, 1149, 1131], "category": "Text", "text": "For the *Migration & Economy* component, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations will have the leading role (especially for the *Economic (re)integration and labour migration* sub-component). The Ministry is in charge of the implementation of the National Labour Migration Policy, and it includes other relevant departments and agencies, as the Labour Department and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President will also play a key role (especially for the *Development benefits of international migration* sub-component), as the entity responsible for the Diaspora Engagement Policy and symbol of the President's will to encourage Ghanaian diaspora (and descendants of African slaves - especially in USA) to contribute to the national economy. The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) will also be involved, for its role in promoting diaspora engagement in economic development."}, {"bbox": [81, 1141, 1149, 1404], "category": "Text", "text": "Civil society organisations (especially those representing diaspora, women, and youth), local authorities (especially those located in main migration source regions), and private sector organisations (especially those providing business support and financial services, such as hubs, banks and fintechs, as well as recruitment agencies) will also be key stakeholders of the action. Youth organisations will play a prominent role, considering that both the returnees and the potential migrants are mostly young and that the efforts of the action to provide opportunities to returnees and other vulnerable migrants will have a systemic approach and work towards strengthening existing local capacities and experiences, to the ultimate benefit of all young Ghanaians seeking economic opportunities. The capacity to reach out to and positively engage with youth will be critical for the success of the action. Right holders, both women and men, people with disability and other vulnerable groups will benefit from assistance and support delivered with the support of the action."}, {"bbox": [81, 1419, 735, 1447], "category": "Text", "text": "Within the framework of all these stakeholders, the EU aims mainly at:"}, {"bbox": [91, 1453, 1045, 1481], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Supporting the Ministry of Interior to coordinate migration political dialogue and migration activities;"}, {"bbox": [91, 1486, 1149, 1541], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Supporting the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to be better prepared in the eventually of emergency migration flows; and"}, {"bbox": [85, 1571, 1144, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²³ In the coming months, this institution will probably be operational. Currently, coordination of migration-related policies and actions is the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior (Migration Unit), line ministries' focal points on migration, and the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC)."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1144, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 24"}]