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Pledges for resettlement and humanitarian admissions by letter signatories
Summary of resettlement and humanitarian admission pledges made by EU states signing a joint letter calling for tougher migration measures
- Resource
- 17 May 2024
What is refugee resettlement?
What is refugee resettlement? Why is it an important lifeline for refugees? Find out here.
- Article
- 5 December 2023
Refugee resettlement
- Refugee resettlement is an internationally-agreed framework, which aims to provide a pathway to safety and a durable solution for refugees.
Joint statement: Resettlement Can't Wait!
Ahead of the publication of the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum on 23 September and the Resettlement Forum on 9 October, we appeal to the EU institutions and member states to urgently revive and increase resettlement efforts.
- Refugee Resettlement
Joint statement: Time to Get Resettlement Moving
Ahead of the European Union’s Resettlement Forum, 9 July and the 70th Anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Convention, we appeal to the EU institutions and member states to urgently revive and increase resettlement efforts.
- Resource
- 6 July 2021
10 things to know about global displacement and EU refugee resettlement
An analysis of the latest annual UNHCR reports on global displacement and resettlement.
- Report
- 1 July 2020
7 things to know about refugee resettlement into the EU
What is it? Refugee resettlement involves the selection and transfer of recognised refugees from the country they have sought protection to a third country that has agreed to admit them with permanent residence status.
- Pathways to protection
Malaysia
Through our Resettlement Support Centre based in Malaysia and Thailand, the IRC assists thousands of refugees who departed from camps and cities in East Asia to enter the United States and build new lives.
- Country
United States
The U.S. has a long tradition of offering refuge to those fleeing persecution and war. However, the Trump administration, citing unfounded security concerns, put a travel ban in place, suspended the refugee resettlement programme for 120 days and slashed refugee arrivals by more than half.
- Country
Joint statement: Mounting global needs call for renewed European leadership on resettlement
Joint statement from 7 NGOs urging the EU and its member states to revive and scale up their refugee resettlement efforts, ensuring they are not rolled back or neglected as the international community shifts its focus onto the Ukraine crisis.
- Resource
- 10 June 2022