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The main migration policy instruments in Guinea-Bissau:

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

• 1976: Ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1979: ECOWAS Protocols on the Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment (1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
• 1989: Ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 2007: Ratification of the 2000 Trafficking in Persons Protocol.
• 2010: Act No. 6/2010 amending Act No. 2/1992 on nationality followed by the consolidated version of the Act.
• 2011: Law to Prevent and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs: 

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities: in charge of the State's relations with the diaspora; protection of national nationals abroad.
• Ministry of Internal Administration: in charge of immigration management; border management
• Ministry of Economy and Regional Integration: Coordination of the National Platform on Migration and Migration Policies.

Sources:

• ICMPD et OIM (2016): Enquête sur les politiques migratoires en Afrique de l’Ouest. Deuxième édition. https://fmmwestafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fr-A_Survey_on_Migration_Policies_in_West_Africa_FR_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 updated: September 2018