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The main migration policy instruments in Liberia:

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

• 1964/1980: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1971: ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 1973: Aliens and Nationality Act.
• 1979: the ECOWAS Protocols relating to the Free Movement of Persons, the Right of Residence and Establishment (1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990).
• 2004: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants.
• 2005: Act to Ban Trafficking in Persons within the Republic of Liberia.
• 2017: adoption of the National Policy on Migration.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs in Liberia:

• Ministry of Justice: in charge of immigration management (Liberia Immigration Service - LIS); fight against trafficking (National Police).
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: in charge of the protection of nationals abroad.

Sources:

• ICMPD and IOM (2016): A Survey on Migration Policies in West Africa. Second Edition.
• Liberia Ministry of Justice (2017): Liberia Immigration Services. Accessed: 24/09/2018. 
• US Department of State (2018): 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report. Accessed: 24/09/2018.
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators.

Last updated: December 2018