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European Commission
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Justice, Freedom and Security

Arab Gulf program for United Nations Development Organizations

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International Organizations

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Regional Organizations

African Union
Url: http://www.africa-union.org/
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Arab Maghreb Union (A.M.U)
Url: http://www.maghrebarabe.org
Description: L'UMA a été fondée le 17 février 1989, date à laquelle le Traité constitutif de l'Union du Maghreb Arabe, a été signé par les Cinq Chefs d'Etats à Marrakech.

Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale
Url: http://193.251.137.10/
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East African Community
Url: http://www.eac.int/
Description: The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organisation of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The EAC aims at widening and deepening co-operation among the partner states in, among others, political, economic and social fields for their mutual benefit.

Economic Community Of West African States
Url: http://www.ecowas.info
Description: The Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) is a regional organization of 15 west African nations that was formed in 1975. The main objective of forming ECOWAS was to achieve economic integration and shared development so as to form a unified economic zone in West Africa. The Protocol on the Free Movement of Persons provides an important framework for the organisation's work on migration in the region.

Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Url: http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/euromed/
Description: The Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held in Barcelona on 27-28 November 1995, marked the starting point of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (Barcelona Process), a wide framework of political, economic and social relations between the Member States of the European Union and Partners of the Southern Mediterranean.

Southern African Development Community
Url: http://www.sadcpf.org/
Description: The SADC Parliamentary Forum is a regional organisation that brings together 12 parliaments of the southern Africa region and represents 1800 Members of Parliament. Among the Forum's critical issues of concern in the 21st century is the support of the growing democracy in the region. Historically, labour migration has played a major role in the economic development of the region, while the protection of the human rights of migrants remains a major challenge.

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
Url: http://www.nepad.org/en.html
Description: The NEPAD strategic framework document arises from a mandate given to the five initiating Heads of State (Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa) by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to develop an integrated socio-economic development framework for Africa. The 37th Summit of the OAU in July 2001 formally adopted the strategic framework document. NEPAD is designed to address the current challenges facing the African continent. Issues such as the escalating poverty levels, underdevelopment and the continued marginalisation of Africa needed a new radical intervention, spearheaded by African leaders, to develop a new Vision that would guarantee Africa’s Renewal.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Url: http://www.uneca.org/
Description: The Commission is organized around six substantive programme divisions: Development Policy and Management; Economic and Social Policy; Gender and Development; Information for Development; Sustainable Development; and Trade and Regional Integration. Five subregional offices contribute a subregional perspective to the work programme and support outreach.

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