The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nation’s (UN) Migration Agency organized a two days’ workshop on Mixed Migration and International Migration Law from 10 to 11 September 2019 at the IOM African Capacity Building Centre (ACBC) in Moshi.

The workshop was facilitated by IOM together with the United Nations Refugees’ Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

It brought together 20 mid-level managers from Refugees, Immigration Services and Police Departments as well as the National Identification Authority (NIDA).

The workshop aimed at:

1. enhancing participants’ knowledge and understanding of International Migration Law and its relationship to national laws relevant to migration,
2. facilitating exchange of information among government officials from different departments and
3. examining challenges and solutions related to mixed migration.

It has enabled the participants to study core human rights instruments and protection mechanisms, as well as the authority and responsibility of States regarding entry, stay, detention and expulsion of migrants and to deepen their knowledge on issues related to migration and security, in particular in the context of new technical developments in the area of migration control and their effects on human rights.

Speaking at the workshop on behalf of the Tanzania Regional Immigration Academy (TRITA), Immigration Superintendent Ignitius Mgana expressed his gratitude to IOM and other UN partners and donor for organizing the training in Moshi. He assured the audience government’s commitment to roll out the training to other government officers with the aim of ensuring migrants rights are observed throughout the country.

Mr Neil Roberts, the IOM ACBC Migration Management Training Specialist, encouraged participants to use the opportunity to expand their knowledge on International Migration Law and assured them on IOM ACBC’s commitment on enhancing Tanzania’s migration management capacity through training this type of workshops.

Mr David Hofmeijer, Programme Coordinator for IOM Tanzania, welcomed participants to the training and noted that, this training is the first of its kind to be organized under the IOM project “Migrant Registration Support for Tanzania” and emphasized the importance of law enforcement officers to link international and national laws with regards to migrant protection while executing their duties.

Mr Alastair Burnett, Humanitarian Advisor for the Department for International Development (DFID), noted that migration in the 21^st century poses challenges from individual to country level. To address these challenges, such trainings provide opportunity for discussion and sharing of experiences thus contributing to getting the solutions, he added. He further expressed the United Kingdom (UK) Government commitment to working with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, IOM and UN system in ensuring that the challenges of irregular migration are addressed.

The workshop is organized under a multi-year IOM project funded by the UK Government through DFID “Migrant Registration Support for Tanzania” which aims at enhancing Government’s capacity to address irregular migration and promotes humane, orderly and rights-based migration management by contributing to government efforts in national immigration status determination processes in Tanzania.

For more information, please contact:

David HOFMEIJER- IOM Tanzania | Email: dhofmeijer@iom.int |Tel: +255 699 674 975 or

Gracia ANTHONY - IOM Tanzania |Email: ganthony@iom.int  |Tel: +255 716 204 156