Publication date: 19 September 2023

This MPI Europe study examines the challenges sponsorship programs have faced in recruiting, retaining, and diversifying the sponsors for refugees in community sponsorship programs, as well as strategies that programs could and in some cases already use to overcome these obstacles. 
Main theme: International Protection
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: resettlement, community sponsorship

Publication date: 15 June 2023

This inform provides up-to-date and comparative data on resettlement, humanitarian admission and sponsorship schemes. It presents recent developments in EMN Member Countries between 2016 to 2022 and offers a valuable resource for countries launching new programmes to learn from established programmes in other countries. 

Publication date: 01 May 2019

This MPI Europe report explores the various forms of predeparture orientation programs offered by resettlement countries. It focuses on important design questions and identifies a set of features shared by effective programs.
Main theme: Integration, International Protection
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: resettlement, assimilation

Publication date: 30 November 2016

This EMN study offers a comprehensive overview of policies and practices on the functioning of resettlement, humanitarian admission programmes and schemes, as well as private sponsorship programmes for refugees in the EU Member States and Norway   

Publication date: 14 July 2016

In this study, Myria, the Federal Migration Centre, closely looks at the reaction of Europe regarding the unusual situation of refugees in 2015 and 2016 and more particularly from a fundamental rights point of view.

Publication date: 27 May 2016

The ICMC has conduct a project called SHARE to build a European resettlement network. Here is the final report.
Main theme: Migration, Reception, Integration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: resettlement

Publication date: 03 May 2016

18 responses were provided to this ad hoc query. The information collected helps gain better insight into how funding for refugee resettlement is allocated to the different components of the programmes.
Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: cost, resettlement

Publication date: 28 April 2016

20 (Member) States provided information on their Resettlement Programmes. This query was launched by the UK National Contact Point.
Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: resettlement

Publication date: 08 December 2015

This report examines private sponsorship programmes to permit private individuals, groups, corporations and other entities to sponsor individual refugees for resettlement and accept financial responsibility for them for a period of time.
Main theme: International Protection
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: private sponsorship, resettlement

Publication date: 06 November 2015

21 (Member) States provided information on the status granted to beneficiaries of resettlement, as well as on the practical procedure to grant this status and on the integration measures available. This query was launched by the Slovenian National Contact Point.
Main theme: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: resettlement

Publication date: 16 March 2015

This FRA focus presents a toolbox of possible schemes EU Member States could use to enable more persons in need of international protection to reach the European Union (EU) without resorting to smugglers.

Publication date: 13 March 2015

In this new policy brief of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC), Luigi Achilli describes the situation of Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR in Jordan, the European approach and the changing attitude of the government of Jordan.
Main theme: External Dimension, International Protection
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: Jordan, resettlement, Syria, UNHCR

Publication date: 21 January 2014

This new KNOW RESET comparative report makes the case for the increased use of resettlement by European countries through national resettlement programmes and common efforts for a harmonized European resettlement programme.
Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: resettlement

Publication date: 08 February 2013

This study examines the question of the integration of resettled refugees in EU Member States, by analysing the EU policy framework for resettlement and integration, national practices, and how they could be enhanced based on global and EU guidelines and recommendations.

Publication date: 03 January 2013

This EMN Inform presents the main developments that took place in 2011 with regard to international protection comprising statistics, the Common European Asylum System, intra-EU Solidarity , external dimension and unaccompanied minors.

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In 2023, 287 refugees were resettled in Belgium, including 154 Congolese from Rwanda, 81 Syrians from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, and 26 Sudanese, 18 Ethiopians and 8 Eritreans from Egypt. 

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At the Global Refugee Forum this week in Geneva, EU Member States announced their collective pledge for 2024 - 2025: 61.000 new places combined for resettlement and humanitarian admission for people in need of international protection. Of these, 31.000 are for resettlement, to be implemented in close cooperation with UNHCR, and 30.000 are for humanitarian admission.

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The German Contact Point to the European Migration Network (EMN), in cooperation with the BAMF, organises a conference on "Resettlement, Humanitarian Admission, and Complementary Pathways to Refugee Protection". Current national and European developments and challenges in the field will be discussed with a variety of national and international guests.  

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Since 2013, Belgium has already resettled more than 4,500 refugees. To celebrate the importance of the program, Fedasil organised today an event bringing together key national and international partners such as the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, UNHCR, IOM, Foreign Affairs, the Immigration Office and Caritas International.
Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: resettlement

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This conference organised by the French Contact Point of the EMN will focus on resettlement programmes, legal complementary pathways and the integration of resettled refugees.

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The first residents have arrived today in the reception center in Alveringem (West Flanders). These are Syrian families who were resettled from Lebanon.

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The European Migration Network (EMN) Glossary is an essential resource, which offers an EU-wide multidisciplinary vocabulary of approximately 500 terms and concepts related to asylum and migration. Let's focus today on the term "resettlement" to make sure we have a common understanding and use of the term!
Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: resettlement

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Through this Webinar, Fedasil aims to encourage partners to embark on the path of Community Sponsorship in order to ensure the continuity of the resettlement program.

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Through this Webinar, Fedasil aims to encourage associations and municipalities to join a flexible framework to establish unique partnerships in order to ensure the continuity of the resettlement program.
Main theme: Reception
Keywords: partnership, resettlement

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The Agency invites non-profit organizations, NGOs, cities and municipalities to subscribe to a flexible cooperation agreement with a view to establishing unique partnerships.