Resettlement

Refworld contains a wealth of documents related to resettlement, including legal, policy and background information. This "Special Feature" on resettlement is regularly maintained and contains legal, policy and operational material.

• UNHCR Policy Documents Related to Resettlement
• Resettlement Handbook, November 2004 edition; Country Chapters last updated September 2009 (in French)
• Multilateral Framework of Understandings on Resettlement, FORUM/2004/6, 16 September 2004
• Framework for Durable Solutions for Refugees and Persons of Concern, 1 May 2003
• Integration Handbook: Refugee Resettlement, 2002

• Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR)
• Refugee Resettlement: Performance Outcomes 2007 and Global Projections 2009, 30 June 2008
• Information Note: Establishing Temporary Evacuation Transit Facilities for Onward Resettlement, Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement, Geneva, 28-30 June 2007 (Agenda Item 3m), 28 June 2007
• UNHCR Resettlement Anti-Fraud Plan of Action Update on Activities: August 2005 - Present, Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (22-23 June 2006), 22 June 2006
• UNHCR Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2007, 22 June 2006
• Challenges in Addressing Global Refugee Resettlement Needs. Discussion Paper for the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (22-23 June 2006), 14 June 2006
• Information Note on HIV Testing for Resettlement Applicants, June 2006
• Supporting Next Steps in Integration Initiatives. An Inventory of Opportunities and Needs in the Integration of Resettled Refugees, A Project of the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement, implemented by the Canadian Council for Refugees, August 2004
• Current Challenges in the Resettlement of Minors through UNHCR and the Best Interest Determination (BID) Process, 1 June 2003
• Case Identification: Challenges Posed by Urban Refugees, 1 June 2003

• UNHCR ExCom and Standing Committee
• Resettlement is an issue that has the interest of many member states of UNHCR's Executive Committee. Below are some key documents on resettlement, as discussed with the body and its Standing Committee.
• Statement by Vincent Cochetel, Deputy Director, Division of International Protection Services (DIPS). "Progress Report on Resettlement" (UNHCR Standing Committee, 42nd Session), 25 June 2008
• Progress Report on Resettlement, EC/59/SC/CRP.11, 2 June 2008
• Progress Report on Resettlement, EC/57/SC/CRP.15, 6 June 2006
• Protracted Refugee Situations, EC/54/SC/CRP.14, 10 June 2004
• Progress Report on Resettlement, EC/54/SC/CRP.10, 7 June 2004
• The Strategic Use of Resettlement: A Discussion Paper Prepared by the Working Group on Resettlement, EC/53/SC/CRP.10/Add. 1, 3 June 2003
• New Directions for Resettlement Policy and Practice, EC/51/SC/INF.2, 14 June 2001
• Note on Resettlement of Refugees with Special Needs, EC/48/SC/CRP.28, 25 May 1998
• Executive Committee Conclusion No. 67 (XLII) - 1991, Resettlement as an Instrument of Protection, 11 October 1991 (in French)
• Resettlement as an Instrument of Protection: Traditional Problems in Achieving This Durable Solution and New Directions in the 1990s, EC/SCP/65, 9 July 1991
• Other references to resettlement in Executive Committee Conclusions

• Other Policy Documents Related to Resettlement
• Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration Regarding Temporary Evacuation to Romania of Persons in Urgent Need of International Protection and their Onward Resettlement, 7 May 2007
• Background Paper from UNHCR: EU Resettlement (European Commission consultation meeting on the EU resettlement scheme, Brussels, 12 December 2008), UNHCR, December 2008
• Remarks by Sean Henderson, Senior Resettlement Officer (global issues), at the European Council on Refugees and Exiles Biannual General Meeting (30-31 October 2008; Paris, France), UNHCR, 31 October 2008
• Remarks by Sean Henderson, Remarks by Sean Henderson, Senior Resettlement Officer (global issues), at the 2nd Meeting of the Expert Group on Resettlement Fraud (10-11 September 2008, Amman, Jordan), UNHCR, 11 September 2008
• Strengthening NGO-UNHCR Partnerships in Refugee Resettlement to the EU, UNHCR, 23 November 2007
• Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, On the Managed Entry in the EU of Persons in Need of International Protection and the Enhancement of the Protection Capacity of the Regions of Origin. "Improving Access to Durable Solutions", COM(2004) 410 final, 4 June 2004
• Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, On Regional Protection Programmes, COM(2005) 388 final, 1 September 2005

• Documents Related to Resettlement
• All reports relating to resettlement by all sources
• All reports relating to integration by all sources

• Main Countries of Resettlement
• United States of America
• Australia
• Canada
• Sweden
• Norway
• New Zealand
• Finland
• Denmark
• Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• * Source: Governments / UNHCR. Table source: 2006 Global Trends, June 2007, revised 16 July 2007

• Tools
• All Resettlement Handbook Country Chapters, as Submitted by Resettlement Countries
• Self-Study Module: Resettlement Learning Programme, Rev., UNHCR, October 2009
• Post-Mission Questionnaire for Resettlement Interview Missions, UNHCR, January 2009
• Pre-Mission Questionnaire for Resettlement Interview Missions, UNHCR, January 2009
• Pre-Mission Checklist for Resettlement Interview Missions, UNHCR, January 2009
• The Heightened Risk Identification Tool (and User Guide), First (Revised) Edition, UNHCR, June 2008 (in French)
• Welcome to Europe! A Guide to Resettlement: A Comparative Review of Resettlement in Europe, ICMC, December 2007 (external link)
• Shaping Our Future. A Practical Guide to the Selection, Reception and Integration of Resettled Refugees, Ministry of Labour (Finland) and Reception and Integration Agency (Ireland), 2005
• Handbook on Integration for Policy-Makers and Practitioners, European Commission, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security, November 2004
• Resettlement Procedures. Chart on Case Identification and Determination Process
• Emerging Resettlement Countries. Recent Developments in the Resettlement Programmes

• Best Practices
• Facts Sheets on Best Practices (forthcoming)
• Good Practice Guides on the Integration of Refugees in the European Union, ECRE Task Force on Integration, September 1999
• MOST Project - Modelling of Orientation, Services and Training Related to Resettlement and Reception of Refugees

• Related UNHCR Links
• UNHCR's Resettlement webpage
• Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR)
• Partnerships in Resettlement
• The UNHCR-ICMC Resettlement Deployment Scheme
• Resettlement in Central Europe
• The State of the World's Refugees 2006 - Chapter 5 Protracted refugee situations: Introduction
• The State of the World's Refugees 2006 - Chapter 6 Rethinking durable solutions: Resettlement
• Statictics by UNHCR
• UNHCR news on resettlement

• Related Internet Links
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Resettling Refugees in Canada
• EU Networks on Reception, Integration and Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees
• Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)
• European Council on Refugees and Exiles - Resettlement
• Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR) - Navigation Guide to Resettlement Programmes in the UK
• International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
• International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) - Programmes and Operations
• Resettlement Inter-Agency Partnership - Understanding Resettlement to the UK; A Guide to the Gateway Protection Programme, June 2004
• Swedish Integration Board
• United States Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration - Refugee Admissions and Resettlement