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Population: 40 606 052
NFP: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Involvement: Since 2006

The main policy instruments on migration:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents on migration:

  • 1963/1967: Ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
  • 1974: Ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
  • 2004: Ratification of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and the 2000 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants.
  • 2005: Ratification of the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
  • 2008: Law No. 08-11 of 25 June 2008 on the conditions of entry, residence and movement of foreigners in Algeria.
  • 2009: Law No. 09-01 amending the Criminal Code by introducing provisions on trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants. 

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs:

  • Ministry of the Interior: the state institution mainly responsible for migration issues (mainly border management and irregular migration).
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs: focal point for emigration issues, international migration issues and refugee issues.

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Last updated: September 2018

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