ACSG Matches and Asylum Pledge Implementation
To help work towards the goals of the Global Compact on Refugees, 50 States pledged to improve aspects of their national asylum systems or provide asylum capacity support at or after the 2019 Global Refugee Forum. An additional 11 pledges were made by other stakeholders.
These pledges became the starting point for ACSG in relation to (1) matching, in which pledges or commitments to strengthen asylum capacity are paired with pledges of technical, material, or financial support offers; and (2) tracking asylum pledge implementation, where a State or other entity fulfils their pledge through provision of support without a corresponding pledge.
This page will be updated with information regarding ACSG matches and pledges as well as asylum capacity support provided as part of pledge implementation.
For information about other pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum, please see the Pledge and Contributions Dashboard
Pledging Entities
Matches
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Matches
Georgia – North Macedonia & Tajikistan
At the 2019 Global Refugee Forum, the Government of Georgia committed to share its experience and knowledge with interested countries within the scope of Asylum Capacity Support Group (ACSG) notably on issues of establishing refugee status determination (RSD) procedures, country of origin (COI) research capacity and quality assurance mechanism.
Chad – France
[Under discussion]
The Government of France through the coordination of the Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) has indicated that it is interested to discuss support for Chad’s National Eligibility Commission (CNE) to strengthen its asylum system and pursue asylum capacity strengthening efforts
New Zealand – Philippines
The New Zealand Government, through its Immigration Department of the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE), has supported the Philippine Government, through the Department of Justice-Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit (DOJ-RSPPU) in strengthening its capacity in relation to Country of Origin Information (COI).
EUAA (formerly EASO)- Niger
[Under discussion]
In Niger, past initiatives conducted by the Government with the support of UNHCR resulted into the commitment to reform the Asylum framework. Under the auspices of the Asylum Capacity Support Group (ACSG), Niger is determined to strengthen the quality and efficiency of its Asylum and Reception system.
France – Niger
The French government through its Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA),Council of State and National Court of Asylum (CNDA), in conjunction with the Ministry of the Interior (Directorate of Foreigners in France, DGEF) and the United Nations Directorate of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), will support Niger through its General Directorate of the Civil Registry, Migration and Refugees and Ministry of Interior (DGEC-M-R)
Denmark – Kenya
The Government of Denmark, through the Special Envoy on Migration in the inter-ministerial migration task force, and the Government of Kenya through its Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, have agreed to collaborate to strengthen Kenya’s asylum institutions as part of a project implemented within the framework of the Asylum Capacity Support Group (ACSG) Mechanism.
Canada – Mexico
Canada and Mexico have agreed to implement activities developed under the Regional Asylum Capacity-building Initiative (RACBI) through the framework of the ACSG Mechanism to strengthen asylum capacity in Mexico on refugee issues
Pledges
The following outlines pledges or contributions towards the multi-stakeholder pledge on ‘Asylum Capacity – Asylum Capacity Suppoort Group (ACSG) by States and other entities as part of the Global Refugee Forum held in December 2023. Pledges on asylum capacity relate to: (a) further development of one’s own national RSD system, (b) provision of technical and/or other support to other states, (c) both types of pledges i.e. self-improvement as well as supporting others, and (d) financial contributions.
2019 Pledges and Contributions
The following outlines pledges or commitments in the area of asylum capacity made by States and other entities as part of the 2019 Global Refugee Forum.
Albania
Ensuring that asylum procedures are fair and efficient, and...
Angola
1. Strengthening the asylum system; The Government of Angola pledges...
Argentina
1. Establecer programas de cooperación Sur-Sur con al menos 5 países...
Armenia
1. Have been finetuning our system for asylum (in collaboration with...
Belize
1. Belize shall display protection information advising on the right...
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Strengthening efficiency of the asylum system in Bosnia and...
Brazil
1. Sharing the Brazilian eligibility processing system; Brazil...
Canada
Asylum capacity-building: Since 2015, Canada has participated in...
Chad
Adopter la loi d’asile et transposer la Convention de Kampala dans...
Costa Rica
Medida complementaria para la documentación de las poblaciones...
Danish Refugee Council
DRC support to the Asylum Capacity Support Group mechanism-...
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
La RDC a mis en place un systeme simplifie de determination du...
Denmark
Support the Asylum Capacity Support Group (ACSG); Denmark supports...
Dominican Republic
1. Improving access to translation and interpretation for refugees...
East African Community (EAC)
EAC Pledge/Commitment on making the Global Compact on Refugees work...
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Amélioration de l’accès à la justice des minorités, groupes...
Ecuador
1. Strengthening RSD procedure; The Ecuadorian state, within...
El Salvador
Strengthening of protection and solutions mechanisms at the national...
Eswatini
Pledge to strengthen the re-established Refuge Status Determination...
Ethiopia
Strengthening the Government of Ethiopia’s Asylum System and Social...
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
Promoting compliance with asylum legislation through research and...
European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) /formerly EASO
We stand ready as a possible partner in ACSG.
France
1. Commitment to a multi-stakeholder partnership to strengthen the...
Georgia
1. Further improvement and alignment of national legal framework...
Guatemala
Fortalecer la Dirección General de Migración/Instituto Guatemalteco...
Honduras
Fortalecer las capacidades de identificación de personas con...
International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (Africa Chapter)
1. Asylum systems and capacity support; Support the...
Kenya
Strengthening of institutions and community structures that manage...
Madagascar
Mise en place d'un Bureau des apatrides et réfugiés; Le Ministère de...
Malawi
1. Reception and admission: The Government of Republic of Malawi...
Mali
1. Réforme du cadre normative; Le gouvernement du Mali s’engage à :...
Malta
Review of quality control mechanisms within Malta's Office of the...
Mauritania
1. Prepare the bill on the right to asylum for its adoption by 2020;...
Mexico
1. Eficiencia en el registro, procesamiento de solicitudes y...
Moldova
Extension of the validity of the temporary identity documents issued...
Montenegro
1. Increase of the reception capacity in Montenegro according to...
Netherlands
Support to the Asylum Capacity Support Group: In line with its...
New Zealand
Support protection capacity within the Pacific region; Working with...
Niger
Garantir léffectivité du système d'asile au Niger par la réforme du...
Nigeria
Nigeria pledges to strengthen its protection capacity; Nigeria...
North Macedonia
Strengthen asylum case management, through upgrading asylum module...
Norway
1. Support the Asylum Capacity Support Group (ACSG); Norway supports...
Office of the Public Defender of Georgia
Monitoring of refugee status determination procedures/individual...
Panama
1. Expediting and streamlining processing of refugee status...
Philippines
1. To enhance policy, legal, and operational framework to ensure...
Portugal
1.Develop an adequate strategy to upgrade asylum capacity; Under the...
Professor Zachary Steel and Mr Guy Coffey
Assisting and understanding psychologically vulnerable applicants in...
Queer Sisterhood Project
Policy accompaniment to strengthen adjudication of asylum claims...
Republic of Korea
Strengthening the National Capacity for Protecting Refugees; As the...
Serbia
Mechanism for early warning and emergency preparedness or mass...
Slovakia
1. Providing national experts and expertise; Providing national...
South Africa
South Africa's Intent to resolve the backlog in refugee status...
Spain
1. Ampliar las acciones y transversalización de la protección de...
St John of God Program in Trauma and Mental Health
We pledge to contribute to the strengthening of national asylum...
Sweden
With regard to strengthening asylum systems, Sweden has long...
Switzerland
La Suisse s’engage à améliorer la procédure de reconnaissance et la...
Tanzania
1. The United Republic of Tanzania pledges to ensure that asylum...
Thailand
To enhance capacity-building of officers involved in implementing...
Uganda
Uganda pledges to ensure integrity of the asylum system; In the past...
University of Bergen (Norway)
Identifying the Best Institutional Architectures in Governance of...
Zimbabwe
1. Strengthening the asylum system; The Government of Zimbabwe...
The pledges on asylum capacity strengthening displayed on this page and elsewhere on the Portal, are drawn from the Pledges and Contributions Dashboard available on the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) Digital Platform. These pledges were officially announced during the Global Refugee Forum (GRF). Pledges or commitments on asylum capacity strengthening, made post the forum continue to be updated on the dashboard and will appear on this page. Should you wish to bring to our attention, any inaccuracies or make any comments, please write to us at [email protected]