Consulting and Mapping the Djiboutian Diaspora

In December 2017, IOM organised a Diaspora Consultation Day in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAEIC) and the World Bank. The event focused-on diaspora mobilisation, transfer of human capital, philanthropy, and tourism. Since 2019, IOM has also been conducting a mapping exercise of the Djiboutian diaspora worldwide. In January 2020, it collaborated with the African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC) in the Netherlands to convene a diaspora workshop with representatives of the Djiboutian diaspora as part of this mapping exercise. The discussions and recommendations of these activities will inform the development of a roadmap and national diaspora strategy by 2022.