Regional Development Protection Programme for North Africa
Funded through the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) Work Programmes for Union Actions, the Regional Development and Protection Programme for North Africa (RDPP NA) was set up in 2015 with the aim of strengthening the protection of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees and improving their living conditions.
The Programme is managed by the Italian Ministry of Interior – Department for Civil Liberties and Immigration, leader of the RDPP NA Consortium composed of EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden).
The main objective of the Programme is to support third countries in North Africa and across the Central Mediterranean route to consolidate their migration and asylum systems and build capacities to provide adequate reception, access to international protection and durable solutions within mixed movements contexts.
The Programme involves practical actions related to improving general protection in the host countries, establishing an effective procedure for determining refugee status, building capacity and training on protection, providing direct assistance to vulnerable migrants and refugees including minors and victims of trafficking, and support measures benefiting the hosting communities.
Since 2016, the RDPP NA has funded 73 projects in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, with a total amount of 92,6 million euros (82.5million funded by EU AMIF funds and 9.1 million funded by Italy, Czech Republic, Norway, and Austria). An additional €50 million, for the three-year period 2025-2027 (of which €37.5 million European, about 5 million Dutch, and almost 6 million Italian) has been allocated to finance 19 new projects in the same area, which started in January 2025.
Dedicated website Regional Development and Protection Programme for North Africa (RDPP NA)
