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Since 2006

The main migration policy instruments:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• 1963/1968: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1975: ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 1979: the ECOWAS Protocols relating to the Free Movement of Persons, the Right of Residence and Establishment (1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990).
• 2000: ratification of the 1990 Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
• 2000: Immigration Act (Act 573).
• 2005: Human Trafficking Act (Act 694).
• 2012: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants.
• 2016: Adoption of the National Migration Policy.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs:

• Ministry of Interior: in charge of managing the entry, stay and removal of foreigners; coordinated the elaboration of the National Migration Policy.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: in charge of diaspora affairs and relations with nationals abroad, including their protection.

Sources: 

• Government of Ghana (2016): National Migration Policy Launched in Accra. Accessed: 21/09/2018. http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/media-center/news/2659-national-migration-policy-launched-in-accra
• ICMPD and IOM (2016): A Survey on Migration Policies in West Africa. Second Edition. https://fmmwestafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/en-A_Survey_on_Migration_Policies_in_West_Africa_EN_SOFT2nd.pdf
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last update: September 2018