Geneva: South African Deputy Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba is expected to arrive in Switzerland early on Monday, 23 November ahead of the 98th Council Meeting of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), scheduled for Geneva.
In this regard, Deputy Minister Gigaba said "South Africa is a member of the IOM and this is an annual meeting. Among others, we will on Thursday, 26 November present a South African paper on our experiences in issues of migration in Southern Africa that will focus on how we are dealing with issues of migration in Southern Africa and how we are coordinating with other countries to deal with the issues that arise when dealing with migration. The discussion will be aimed at sharing our experiences while raising issues we think are a challenge to our region as well as the global community".
"Southern Africa is experiencing some of the most dynamic migration trends in its history at the present moment. There is a lot of movement in the region, a large part of which deals with movement into and out of South Africa. South Africa is regarded one of those countries which receives a lot of migrants in what we call migration flows, whether this involves people who are seeking asylum or economic migrants on work permits and tourists, including undocumented migrants. These all form part of the migratory trends in Southern Africa and particularly in South Africa" concluded Deputy Minister Gigaba.
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Issued by: Department of Home Affairs
23 November 2009
Source: Sapa
