UK to partner with Tunisia to address root causes of irregular migration

The British government has pledged up to $6 million to create programs that will empower and upskill migrants to remain at home in Tunisia, suggesting it will be less likely that they make the perilous journeys to Europe. The UK also announced up to $1 million in funding for the International Organisation for Migration’s Assisted Voluntary Returns & Reintegration (AVRR) Programme, to support migrants who have no legal right to be in Tunisia and to return and reintegrate them to their home country.