THE REFUGEE CRISISREADINESS TO RESPOND: RECEPTION

ANTONELLA NOYASenior policy analystCENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SMEs, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LEED DIVISION26 November 2015

Flows of refugees

Flows of refugees.2

We are refugees!

• The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol: the cornerstone of modern refugee protection

• Refugee :is someone who "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country.”

Refugees in the international law

• The right not to be expelled, except under certain, strictly defined conditions (Article 32);

• • The right not to be punished for illegal entry into the territory of a contracting State (Article31);

• • The right to work (Articles 17 to 19); • • The right to housing (Article 21); • • The right to education (Article 22); • • The right to public relief and assistance (Article 23); • • The right to freedom of religion (Article 4); • • The right to access the courts (Article 16); • • The right to freedom of movement within the territory

(Article 26); • • The right to be issued identity and travel documents

(Articles 27 and 28)

Rights of refugees (1951 Refugees convention)

Priority axes/needs for the next 6 monthsAccomodation and receptionFood and basic servicesRegistrationAsylum applications processingReturnBorder management(AT,BG,DE,EL,HR,RO,SI + SRB and FYROM)

What do the EU MS need to respond to refugees’needs? (EC assessment )

• How are local actors responding to refugees’ needs?

• Which are the key issues they are facing?

• Which are the framework conditions needed to provide adequate responses?

What do local actors need to meet refugees’needs?

When refugees are resources for localities! http://citiscope.org/story/2015/italy-struggling-town-looks-refugees-revival