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Lambaréné, Gabon - On 20 and 21 August 2025, UNODC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, organized an awareness-raising workshop on human trafficking for representatives of foreign communities, including community leaders from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, the Republic of the Congo, Chad, Cameroon, Togo, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Benin, and the Republic of Guinea, living in Gabon.

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8 April, 2026

IBSM Participation in the Abidjan Border Forum

From 23 to 25 October 2024, the Secretariat of the Integrated Border Stability Mechanism (IBSM) participated in the second edition of the Abidjan Border Forum, a pan-African platform bringing together key stakeholders in border governance

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19 March, 2026

Côte d’Ivoire: An Inside Look at the Activities of the Papara Monitoring and Awareness Committee

In northern Côte d’Ivoire, in Papara, local communities have chosen to join forces with authorities to address security challenges together.

With the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the National Border Commission of Côte d’Ivoire (CNFCI), Monitoring and Awareness Committees (CVS) have been established.

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18 February, 2026

The IBSM unites implementing partners to strengthen border governance and security in West Africa

Dakar – On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Integrated Border Stability Mechanism (IBSM) for West Africa convened the inaugural meeting of its Implementing Partners Standing Coordination Group. This virtual session brought together key representatives from international and regional organizations and academic institutions involved in Integrated Border Governance and Security initiatives across the Mechanism’s focus countries, promoting coordinated action and the alignment of their efforts.

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18 February, 2026

Integrated Border Stability Mechanism Set to Strengthen Border Governance and Security in West African Countries

Abidjan – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) launched an Integrated Border Stability Mechanism (IBSM) aimed at strengthening cooperative border governance and security in areas strategically relevant for regional stability.

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18 February, 2026

Regional Consultation on Legal Identity: A Step Toward Enhancing Mobility and Border Population Integration

Abidjan, November 26th 2024 – The Integrated Border Stability Mechanism (IBSM) for West Africa in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior of Côte d'Ivoire organized a three-day regional consultation on legal identity. This event brought together technical experts to foster in-depth discussions aimed at understanding key challenges, identifying priority needs, and exploring major opportunities related to this fundamental human rights issue.

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18 February, 2026

Border Stability in West Africa: Stakeholders Join Forces for Enhanced Coordination

Dakar – 10 July 2025 – The Integrated Border Stability Mechanism (IBSM) for West Africa convened a regional conference on 9–10 July 2025, bringing together national delegations, international donors, and implementing partners. The event served as a platform to review progress since the Mechanism’s launch, identify priorities for its second phase, and strengthen coordination among key actors involved in integrated border governance and security in the region.

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12 February, 2026

Rising Together: How Foro Village’s Crisis Simulation Empowers Communities for Tomorrow

In northern Côte d'Ivoire, a peaceful farming community discovers the power of solidarity through a crisis simulation.

The morning silence of Foro village was deliberately disrupted. What began as another tranquil day in this mountain-nestled community near the Mali and Burkina Faso borders suddenly erupted into controlled chaos, a full-scale crisis simulation that would test not just emergency protocols, but the very soul of a community.

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12 February, 2026

At the Crossroads: Strengthening Governance in Borderlands

Aka Kouadio Bertin makes the same motorbike trip to Kalamon nearly every day. The infrastructure engineer with the International Organization for Migration oversees the construction of a one stop shop border post on the Ivorian-Burkinabè border, a facility that could redefine the social fabric across the region. In Kalamon, the border is little more than a marker stone; it is an invisible line with real consequences. That blurred boundary is a source of deep worry for Village Chief Ouattara Seydou, who voices a concern shared by many.