The third technical meeting of the Asylum Capacity Support Group Dialogue Platform on Boosting the effectiveness of asylum systems: the impact of legal advice and representation will take place on Wednesday, 2 October 2024 from 15:30 to 17:00 hours CET.
Mexico: Digital Transformation of the Mexican Asylum System
The Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) has reviewed its internal processes in order to strengthen its individual case management system and implement simplification measures both at the registration and refugee status determination levels.
Unlocking efficiency: The power of strong asylum case management systems
The second technical meeting of the Asylum Capacity Support Group Dialogue Platform on Unlocking efficiency: The power of strong asylum case management systems will take place on Wednesday, 26 June 2024 from 15:30 to 17:00 hours CET.
UNHCR launches new Refworld
Discover the new Refworld © UNHCR/Inês Santos6 February 2024 Refworld is the leading global law and policy database relating to refugees, internally displaced and stateless people. Developed by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, it provides free, easy, and speedy access to comprehensive, trusted, and...
Asylum Capacity – Highlights from the Global Refugee Forum 2023
Set against the backdrop of increased forced displacement, conflicts and unprecedented challenges facing national asylum systems, the Global Refugee Forum in December 2023 emerged as a moment of great solidarity.
Parallel High-Level Event on Access to Protection: Asylum Systems, Legal Assistance, and Human Rights
Join us for a High-Level Event at the Global Refugee Forum on Thursday 14 December. The session will showcase the power and impact of collective action to strengthen asylum systems, provide legal assistance, and uphold human rights.
Second global meeting of the Asylum Capacity Support Group Dialogue Platform
In the lead up to the Global Refugee Forum in December 2023, the Asylum Capacity Support Group Dialogue Platform convened a global meeting on Thursday, 26 October 2023 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm CET.
Fair and Fast: Best practices in prima facie and manifestly well-founded asylum processing
The ACSG Dialogue Platform held its first technical dialogue on 21 September 2023 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm CET. Find out more and read the outcome report which summarizes the key findings from the discussion.
New Global Refugee Forum Pledging Guidance on Asylum Capacity
In preparation for the Global Refugee Forum, the Asylum Capacity Support Group Secretariat has developed a pledging guidance on asylum capacity. Stakeholders looking to make pledges in this area can download the guidance.
Summary report of the first global meeting of the Asylum Capacity Support Group Dialogue Platform
On 30 March 2023, the Asylum Capacity Support Group held the first global meeting of the Dialogue Platform. A summary of the meeting is available to download.
Canada: Grupo de trabajo en materia de género
La Comisión de Inmigración y Refugiados del Canadá (IRB, por sus siglas en inglés) ha establecido un Grupo de Trabajo relacionado con el Género (GRTF, por las siglas en inglés de Gender Related Task Force) para mejorar aún más la calidad de la toma de decisiones en la División de Protección al Refugiado (RPD), órgano de determinación del estatuto de refugiado de primera instancia.
UNHCR Paper on Effective Processing of Asylum Applications
The paper sets out measures introduced by national asylum authorities to effectively process asylum applications while also upholding system fairness, quality, and integrity.
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)