"The JVAP has an important bearing within the GAMM [Global Approach on Migration and Mobility] and in the EU migration policies context, since it established the first ever framework for exchanges and monitoring of migration priorities involving a significant number of both European and African partners. The JVAP plays an important role in the implementation of the proposed new Pact on Migration and Asylum, tabled by the Commission in September 2020. "Over the last five years, the JVAP’s operational focus has grown in size and scope, as evidenced by the JVAP database. Several other benefits stem from the strategic linkage between the JVAP and the two Processes. One worth mentioning is the