1. SUSTAINABLE RETURN AND REINTEGRATION OF THE CITIZENS OF ARMENIA
GAGIK YEGANYAN Head of the State Migration Service RA Ministry of Territorial Administration
Brussels, 2012
State Migration Service
RA Ministry of Territorial Administration

2. CONTENT ARMENIAN STATE POLICY ON RETURN AND REINTGRATION
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF REINTEGRATION PROGRAMMS
REINTEGRAITON PROGRAMMS IMPLEMENTED AND CUURENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN ARMENIA
REINTEGRATION PROGRAM IN THE FRAMEWORK OF MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP (MP)

3. ARMENIAN STATE POLICY ON RETURN AND REINTGRATION
Legal acts defining the State Policy
Concept Paper on the Policy for the State Regulation of Migration in the Republic of Armenia (approved by the RA Government Protocol Decision N51 dated 30 December, 2010 )
National Action Plan for Implementation of the Policy Concept for the State Regulation of Migration in the Republic of Armenia in (approved by the RA Government Decision N 1593-N dated
10 November, 2011)
“Support directed towards reintegration of RA citizens returning from foreign countries” was recognized as priority issue for 2012
Objective of the State Policy
to enhance return of the citizens of the Republic of Armenia from foreign countries and their further reintegration in the homeland

4. MAIN ACTIVITES TO BE CARRIED OUT BY RA GOVERNMENT TO ACHIEVE DEFINED GOAL (2012-2016)
Running employment programmes and introduction of new ones directed at reintegration of returning RA citizens in the labour market
Establishing advisory services for the RA citizens returning to Armenia within the state bodies working with migrants, activation of cooperation with the NGOs operating in this sector
Holding negotiations with receiving countries on supporting the returning citizens in re-integration in Armenia
Further improvement of internet information system supporting the return of the RA citizens from foreign countries, which will allow these people to directly communicate electronically with the specialists of relevant state government bodies and get quick and reliable responses to the questions they are interested in, dissemination of information on the systems within the RA citizens living abroad.

5. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF REINTEGRATION PROGRAMMS
Narrow package
Broad package
Consultation on various areas of social life
Guidance
Education of school- age children
Re-training of adults
Support in establishing small business
Support in job placing
Physiological consultations, social and medical assistance

6. REINTEGRAITON PROGRAMMS IMPLEMENTED AND CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN ARMENIA
Program on support of return of RA citizens from Netherlands
Parties of the program
International Center for Human Development (ICHD)
Ministry of Justice of Netherlands, Ministry of Interior of Netherlands
  Start of the Program
July of 2010
Return to Sources Program
French Office of Immigration and Integration (OFII)
Association Arménienne d’Aide Sociale  (AAAS)
French Armenian Development Foundation (FADF)
 Start of the Program
November 2005

7. Program on sustainable reintegration after voluntary return
REINTEGRAITON PROGRAMMS IMPLEMENTED AND CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN ARMENIA (continuation)
Program on sustainable reintegration after voluntary return
Parties of the program
Government of Belgium
Caritas International Belgium
Armenian Caritas
Start of the Program
April of 2006
Program on support of return of RA citizens from Switzerland
State Migration Service of Armenia
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)  
Program Duration

8. Large list of EU countries
REINTEGRAITON PROGRAMMS IMPLEMENTED AND CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN ARMENIA (continuation)
IOM
Large list of EU countries
Start of the Program
Starting from 2006
PINF
Duration of the Program
Eurasia Fund
Several thousand persons received reintegration assistance in the framework of aforementioned programs and there is rich experience in this field in Armenia

9. REINTEGRATION PROGRAM IN THE FRAMEWORK OF MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP (MP)
Title:
Strengthening Armenia's migration management capacities, with special focus on reintegration activities
Cost of the program-3 mil. Euro
Duration-3 years
Program is implemented by 6 EU state members
Program Main Implementer – OFII (France)
Program Coordinator from Armenian side-State Migration Service of Armenia

10. PROBLEMS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM
TOR of the Program has not been developed yet
Program should be more directed towards providing reintegration services to returnees than strengthening capacities for policy development
Budget envisaged for administrative costs of the program are extremely excessive. It is envisaged to use around 81 % of the program budget on administrative costs, that is to spend 4 Euro for providing 1 Euro service to returnees
Mechanisms of cooperation between OFII and respective bodies of participating states have not been clarified yet
The issue of Steering Committee of the Program are unclear as well.

11. Thank you