Italy
Italy
UNHCR collaborates with Italy through a whole-of-society approach to strengthen national systems, foster inclusion, and promote sustainable solutions for refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people – both in Italy and in displacement contexts globally.
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Italy is a longstanding partner of UNHCR, ranking among its top 20 donors and a signatory to both the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1961 Statelessness Convention.
The UNHCR Italy multi-country office's core activities focus on the following critical areas:
- strengthening protection systems in line with the domestic legal framework and the forthcoming EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, including mechanisms to identify and assist people with specific needs
- expanding opportunities for integration and safe pathways, such as labour mobility schemes, which provide dignified alternatives to dangerous journeys, in connection with Italy’s priorities
- engaging in policy dialogue and delivering programmes in crisis-affected contexts and along migratory routes to enhance protection and contribute to stabilization
- promoting the meaningful participation of refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless people in decisions and initiatives that shape their future.
These efforts are pursued in close cooperation with national and local authorities – including the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Labour and Social Policies – alongside municipalities, civil society, academia, the private sector, faith-based organizations, asylum-seekers and refugees.
Italy as a donor
Find out more about the funds raised by the government and private sector in Italy to support UNHCR.
The Italy multi-country office covers activities in Cyprus, the Holy See, Italy, Malta, and San Marino.
Population and financial overview
Data on population and financials are available at the multi-country office level, which oversees operations across several countries.
