Recognizing the need for increased access to information among refugee communities, RSN and RRT launched the Information Portal for Refugees, developed for the purpose of offering free, accurate and up-to-date legal information for those seeking asylum in Türkiye.
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.
Malawi
1. Reception and admission: The Government of Republic of Malawi hereby commits to enhance Refugee Status Determination (RSD) through consideration of Group Determination (Prima Facie) for specific cases. 2. The Government of Republic of Malawi hereby commits to implement Legal and Policy Reform:...
Argentina
1. Establecer programas de cooperación Sur-Sur con al menos 5 países de la región con el objetivo de desarrollar herramientas de protección y de procedimientos de determinación de la condición de refugiado con altos estándares internacionales, a más tardar durante el año 2021. 2. Extender las...
New UNHCR Paper on Effective Processing of Asylum Applications
There have been numerous challenges faced by national asylum systems over the past several years. The number of asylum applications has been consistently high, leading to increased pressures on the systems and mounting backlogs. Even in 2020, despite a historic drop in applications due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, there were still almost 1.3 million individual asylum applications received in national asylum systems.
South Africa: Measures to alleviate RAASA backlogs: Triaging appeals by risk profile
The Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa (RAASA), established by section 8A of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 (as Amended) in 2020, functions as an independent administrative tribunal.
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