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etween the European Commission and the United Nations. While UNDP is
responsible for the overall management of JMDI, partner agencies such as the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the
United Nations Population Fund, the International Labour Organization (ILO)
and IOM provide input and expertise. The JMDI Irregular <strong>Migration</strong>: Filling the
Information Gap project is currently being implemented in Nigeria.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is currently
implementing three projects in the area of human trafficking and smuggling. The
Preventing and Combating Trafficking of Minors and Young Women from Nigeria
to Italy project aims at addressing the issue of trafficking of minors and young
women from Nigeria to Italy for sexual exploitation, by creating, on the one hand,
conditions that decrease the vulnerability of women and children to trafficking,
and, on the other hand, by strengthening the anti-trafficking capacities of
the Nigerian Government. The project is implemented in collaboration with a
coalition of non-governmental organizations based in Edo State. Furthermore,
UNODC implements the Capacity Building for NAPTIP’s Implementation of the
Action Plan against Human Trafficking project. The project supports the ongoing
capacity development work of the National Agency for the Prohibition of
Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP), through the creation
of a training strategy and the establishment of a larger training programme. The
training is primarily in law enforcement and judicial matters for NAPTIP staff and
other national agencies involved, through the provision of expert support for the
implementation of the NAPTIP Action Plan. The project will support NAPTIP’s
awareness-raising campaigns in priority states of Nigeria, including the provision
of expert services, training and information material for civil society organizations
in these states in order to sustain local campaigns. Lastly, UNODC is implementing
the Law Enforcement Capacity Building to Prevent and Combat Smuggling of
Migrants in the ECOWAS Region regional project, involving six pilot countries
including Nigeria. Its objective is to stem illegal migration by preventing and
combating the smuggling of migrants from Africa to Europe. This is achieved by
assisting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in building
capacities such as law enforcement capacities and strengthening cooperation
mechanisms among law enforcement and prosecution authorities to effectively
prevent, investigate and prosecute the smuggling of migrants from the region, as
well as develop effective cooperation mechanisms with other countries.
e.1.2 overview of domestic legislation
Nigeria has laws on immigration and emigration, most of which meet
international standards. Some of the provisions are contained in the Constitution
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