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1. What is resettlement and
what is the EU’s role?
Integration Cities
9 March 2012 Amsterdam
Johannes van Gemund
Resettlement Policy Officer
UNHCR Bureau for Europe, Brussels
2. 5 Questions about
resettlement
1. What is resettlement?
2. Who are resettled?
3. How many people need to be resettled?
4. What does the EU do in resettlement?
5. What can the EU do more?
6. Who is eligible?
Individuals who are eligible for resettlement
are:
(i) recognized as refugees under UNHCR's
mandate;
and
(ii) deemed eligible according to UNHCR`s
resettlement submission categories as
put down the UNHCR Resettlement
Handbook.
7. Who is eligible?
UNHCR identifies refugees according to
Resettlement Submission Categories:
Legal and Physical Protection Needs
Survivors of Violence and Torture
Medical Needs
Women and Girls at Risk
Family Reunification
Children and Adolescents at Risk
Lack of foreseeable alternative durable solutions
12. What does the EU do?
UNHCR Resettlement to EU Member States and to All
Other Resettlement Countries 2006-2010
100000
80000
Persons
60000
40000
20000
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
EU Member States All Others
14. European Resettlement:
momentum since 2008
Resettlement countries:
Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom, France,
Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic,, Portugal,
Ireland
New resettlement countries since 2008:
Czech Republic, Romania, Spain and Germany, ad
hoc resettlement: Belgium, Luxemourg
New resettlement programmes announced:
Bulgaria and Hungary
The Joint EU Resettlement Programme
16. Joint EU Resettlement Programme
Framework for cooperation
Voluntary + incremental approach
Cooperation facilitated by EASO
Funding under the European Refugee Fund:
geographic/ specific vulnerable refugees
17. What does UNHCR expect from
the Europe in resettlement?
More resettlement places:
A bigger role in offering resettlement as a
form of protection, complementary to access
to fair and effective asylum systems for
asylum seekers coming to the Europe
If the EU Member States cooperate in an EU
Resettlement Programme, they can use
resettlement more strategically, contributing
to comprehensive solutions for refugee
situations
First two are relevant for the refugee There are 10.5 million refugees of concern to UNHCR80% of these refugees live in developing countries
Still high recognition rate: close to 90% ??? UNHCR asks for reasons for rejection, and usually receives themDossiers: Sweden/ Portugal / France others with emergency casesDo states look at Integration potential? UNHCR very much discourages states to base decisions on any other elements than the protection needs of the refugees. It also is careful that states do not discriminate on the basis of for example religion. However, UNHCR is not blind that some states, especially beginning resettlement countries, that there is more capacity in the country to support the integration of some nationalities than others (especially related to the presence of migrant or refugee communities with the same or similar cultural background and language, who can support in the reception and integration)