IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons

IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons

Human Mobility
Legislation
2020
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Year of publication
2020
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
Drought, Environmental degradation
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Slow-onset
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT GENERAL - Recognizes the role of free movement in mitigating impacts of disasters, droughts, climate change and environmental degradation.
Regional instruments Member countries
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda
Sub-region
Eastern Africa
Region
Eastern Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Author/issuing body
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse driversGCM Objective 5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

ORIGINAL-

Preamble, Art. 16

RECOGNIZING the positive contribution that free movement of persons can have in mitigating the impact of conflict, poverty, unemployment and underemployment, drought and disasters, as well as the adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation as important drivers of displacement and migration in the IGAD region.

Preamble, Art. 16

Article 16 Movement of Persons Affected by Disasters 1. Member States shall allow citizens of another Member State who are moving in anticipation of, during or in the aftermath of disaster to enter into their territory provided that upon arrival they shall be registered in accordance with national law. 2. Member States shall take measures to facilitate the extension of stay or the exercise of other rights by citizens of other Member States who are affected by disaster in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol when return to their state of origin is not possible or reasonable.

Preamble, Art. 16

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).