Implement UNHCR’s Strategic Approach to Strengthening National Asylum Systems
An evaluation of UNHCR’s efforts in enhancing asylum capacity was published in February 2022. The evaluation included several recommendations, one of which emphasized the need for UNHCR to adopt a more strategic and effective approach in supporting national asylum systems.
UNHCR welcomed the conclusions of this evaluation as an opportunity to strengthen its work in this critical area and sought inputs from various stakeholders in the process of developing a strategic approach on asylum capacity development to outline how UNHCR will support the strengthening of national asylum systems globally until 2030.
UNHCR has sought the engagement of the ACSG to organize consultations with States and diverse stakeholder groups in the development and going forward in the implementation of its new Strategic approach to Strengthening National Asylum Systems.
The Strategic Approach will guide UNHCR’s future actions and approaches in enhancing asylum capacity, while also acting as a blueprint for collective action among all stakeholders engaged in strengthening national asylum capacity.
This page will provide regular updates to ensure stakeholders are up to date with the latest developments in the implementation of the Strategic Approach.
Strategic Approach to Strengthening National Asylum Systems
In its newly published Strategic Approach to Strengthening National Asylum Systems, UNHCR sets out objectives and priority areas of engagement to support States and other stakeholders to strengthen the fairness, efficiency, adaptability and integrity of national asylum systems. It outlines UNHCR’s role and contribution – the actions the organization will take to achieve these goals – and the requests to others, in five strategic areas of engagement: supportive law and policy frameworks; performing institutions; effective implementation of differentiated asylum procedures; capacitated workforce and accessible information and legal assistance.
Asylum capacity development - 93rd meeting of the Standing Committee
This paper presents UNHCR’s reinforced approach to strengthening national asylum systems. Central to this approach is a broader, more strategic framework for capacity development – one that is evidence-based, focused on delivering long-term impact and aimed at making asylum systems fairer, more efficient and adaptable to evolving displacement situations. Also available in French.
Asylum Capacity Self-Assessment Tool
Access the Asylum Capacity Self-Assessment Tool, which supports the planning of interventions to strengthen national asylum systems. It provides a detailed and concrete methodology to conduct a self-assessment of the capacities of asylum authorities to implement a fair, efficient and adaptable asylum process which functions with integrity.
Evaluation of UNHCR’s Support for Strengthening National Asylum Systems
Explore the evaluation’s findings of the support provided by UNHCR to States in strengthening the capacities of their asylum systems including the recommendation for UNHCR to adopt a more strategic and effective approach in supporting national asylum systems.
Management Response to the Asylum Capacity Development Evaluation
Find out how the Management Response addresses the recommendations outlined in the evaluation of UNHCR’s support for strengthening national asylum systems and discover the steps UNHCR will take to ensure a more transformative and effective support to national asylum systems.
Consultation: Strategy on strengthening national asylum systems (2025 - 2030)
UNHCR is pleased to announce that the draft strategy on strengthening national asylum systems is now available for external consultations. Please click here for further instructions.