CLOSING STATEMENT
FOR 

H.E AMIRA ELFADIL, 
COMMISIONER FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS

DURING 

THE MINISTERIAL SESSION OF THE 5th PAN-AFRICAN FORUM ON MIGRATION (PAFoM 5) 
16 September 2019; 

Sofitel Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

Hon Chairperson of the Ministerial Meeting
Your Excellencies Ministers Present
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen.

We have come to the end of three days of very exciting and productive discussion on effective migration governance in our continent. I would like to seize this opportunity to express my appreciation to all the Honorable Ministers here present who took time off their busy schedules to attend the PAFOM. It proves a commitment towards the AU migration agenda and to finding durable solution to several challenges around migration that our contentment is facing. 
I thank you for your positive input and constructive comments which will go a long way informing policy considerations for the betterment of the PAFOM and Migration issues in Africa. I would also like to thank all the delegates and the experts for all the extensive deliberations and positive contribution during their meeting which formed a very good basis for this Ministerial meeting.

Hon Chairperson of the Ministerial Meeting
Your Excellencies Ministers Present
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen.

For the last few days, we have spent a considerable time to deliberate on how to strengthen migration statistics in the continent. It has been gratifying to see your active participation in the meeting. I am happy to note for example the contributions you have made to strengthen this forum through the proposed terms of reference. We are looking forward to work closely with the Chair of Forum as we immediately start the preparations for the next meeting in 2020.

Hon Chairperson of the Ministerial Meeting
Your Excellencies Ministers Present
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen.

This meeting also noted on the need to establish national consultations mechanism that brings all the critical stakeholders on board. The Commission will be happy to provide technical support to Member States and RECs to ensure this mechanism is established. We are also ready to participate and support Regional Consultative mechanisms/Processes to provide synergy with the continental process as well.

We want to assure you that we will include the outcome report of this forum to the upcoming STC on Migration, Refugees and IDPs to get its adoption. This will go a long way in giving us mandate as a secretariat of this Forum, together with other partners, to support Member States and RECs in its implementation. We also work together with the Chair of the Forum to operationalize the proposed Migration Statistics Working Group and also follow up with other recommendations of this group.

Hon Chairperson of the Ministerial Meeting
Your Excellencies Ministers Present
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen.

I wish to thank the Government of Arab Republic of Egypt for the hospitality accorded to me, the honorable ministers and all the delegates attending the PAFOM since the day of our arrival in this beautiful city of Cairo 
Allow me to wish you safe travels as you return to your respective capitals
I thank you all.