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<p>On 28 November, the Government joined EU Member States and African partners in
Rome to agree a political declaration launching the new Khartoum Process, a joint
initiative aimed at tackling people smuggling and human trafficking in the Horn of
Africa. The UK is part of the core group of countries steering the development of
concrete initiatives under this new process, the first meeting of which is expected
to take place in February. The European Commission has already identified substantial
funding of around £4.5 million to support this work.</p><p>The Khartoum Process is
a key element of wider joint efforts under the EU’s Task Force Mediterranean to tackle
continuing migratory pressures in the Mediterranean, prevent further loss of life
at sea, provide enhanced protection in migrants’ regions of origin, and combat the
heinous activities of the criminal gangs who facilitate dangerous voyages. As such,
the Government expects the new process to make a contribution to tackling the flows
from the Horn of Africa, although any sustainable solution will take time to achieve.</p><p>
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