The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and
the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) invite you to the seminar
Towards real solutions?
Europe's role as a global actor in promoting solutions to longlasting refugee crises
20 March 2013, 10:00-12:00
Residence Palace, Room Maelbeek, Brussels
Today, almost 70% of the world's refugees live in protracted refugee situations, where they are in exile for five years or more, with little chance of any solution being found in the near future. Many refugees stay in these situations for twenty years or more. As the world's largest development donor, the EU spends significant amounts of money in cooperation and humanitarian aid, including in countries that host refugees and internally displaced persons (IDP). However, beyond looking after their immediate needs, the EU seems to lack clear policy objectives to promote long term solutions for the displaced around the world. The EU Human Rights Strategy at the moment does not make particular reference to refugee protection either. At the same time, Member States are increasingly interested in cooperating with third countries in migration management and although some attention is given to asylum, the emphasis remains on the management and deterrence of refugee flows towards Europe, rather than on promoting the protection of rights and helping the displaced wherever they are.
Despite the fact that migration is identified to be a strategic priority in EU external relations, it lacks a coherent approach that connects the different policy areas - humanitarian aid, development and the external dimension of migration and asylum policy ? and which also includes the promotion of refugee solutions around the world.
This seminar seeks to inform policy reflection on these issues and asks the following questions:
- What is Europe doing to promote solutions for the world's millions of refugees and IDPs living in protracted displacement?
- How are refugee issues integrated in development planning and external action?
- Is humanitarian assistance ensuring the transition to long term solutions?
- What can be considered as real solutions, and how can the EU and its Member States better promote them?
The seminar will gather around 40 participants, including EU institutions, Member States, UNHCR, NGOs and the academia.
To register for the seminar please click here<http://ecre.wufoo.com/forms/seminar-towards-real-solutions/>
An agenda and further details will be sent out in the coming weeks.
For more information please do not hesitate to contact Aspasia Papadopoulou ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) or Elona Bokshi ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> )
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The domaid project (dialogue on migration and asylum in development) 2012-2014 is funded by the European Commission (EuropeAid) and aims to promote dialogue and advocacy between a platform of European NGOs involved in migration and asylum projects in third countries and the EU institutions. domaid is lead by ECRE<http://www.ecre.org/> and its partners are the International Rescue Committee<http://www.rescue.org/>, the Danish Refugee Council,<http://www.drc.dk/> the CIR (Italian Refugee Council)<http://www.cir-onlus.org/> and the DFD (Diaspora Forum 4 Development)<http://www.d-f-d.org/>. The UNHCR is an associate partner.
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