Concept presentation on Migration Management Unit

1. “The person with vision is more powerful than the person with all the facts”

3. Data collection or storage not the focus,
data analysis and sharing and policy advice
• strategic analysis;
• standard-setting and
quality control;
• knowledge
management relating to
specific sectors of
migration

4. MMU - The Concept
• The role of the Migration Management Unit
within the Ministry of National Security will be
to support the development of a framework for
human security of migrants, for the
management of the infrastructure relevant to
the mobility of persons, and for the prevention
of dangerous, forced, and illegal migration
through coordination, strategic analysis and
comprehensive policy solutions.

5. Seven Pillars
National and Human Security
• The management of
migration is a key part of the
policy mix required to
achieve national objectives.
• Securing human mobility
towards national
development goals.

6. Seven Pillars
Security/Foreign Policy
Development of bilateral
and multilateral relations
relative to migration
management, in particular
data and information
sharing among countries
of origin and destination
for migrants into/from
Trinidad and Tobago.

7. Seven Pillars
Good Governance
• Development of an
inter-agency/inter-
ministerial consultative
process on all aspects
of migration.
• Management of the
ACP Observatory
network in Trinidad
and Tobago.

8. Migration Mainstreaming
• Alignment with best • Coordination with the
practices with civil MPE, MLSMED, Finance
society? and other competent
authorities.
• Inclusion of cross- • Collaboration with the
cutting issues (gender, IDC, Prisons, the Police
literacy, age) in analysis Service and the
of existing data. Immigration Division.

9. Migration Matters
• The MMU’s institutional
capacity will be largely
dedicated to the
establishment and
continuous review of a
functional strategy for
data analysis and policy
development relevant
to migration matters.

10. Triple-win situation possible
• benefits for migrants - human security + human
development;
• benefits for lead ministries: MNS, MLSMED, MPE,
including component units;
• better governance across ministries: towards
national strategy on mainstreaming migration and
development

11. Feel free to add your input