1. Stockholm 8th of December, 2016
Promoting good practices in protecting unaccompanied children and finding solutions for the children, families, societies and states
Stockholm
8th of December, 2016
Ewa Jonsson, Senior Adviser, migration
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2. WHY? Swedish Red Cross RC RC Movement Policy on migration
Identified needs
Vulnerability
RC RC Movement
Policy on migration
Adopterad 2009

3. ERCRI - European red cross return initative 2007-2009
A joint project of British, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Swedish and Swiss Red Cross Societíes and the Red Cross EU-office
Networking and
experience sharing
Mapping of capacities and approches
Recommendations

4. recommendations from ercri
Towards best practice on return….
Prior to return
Legal and return counselling
Return related information on country of origin
Practical assistance
Assistance upon return
Initial and basic support
Long term support/ income generating support

5. Experiences from working in the European context and beyond
OVERALL FINDINGS
Vulnerability among returnees in local context
Insufficient awareness of returnees needs
Few mechanisms in place to meet needs of returnees

6. Success factors Co-operation Individual focus
Linking up assistance from country of asylum to country of origin as well as co-operation between NS in countries of asylum
Individual focus
Promotes successful re-integration
Use of existing structures
- Promotes sustainable working methods
Collaboration with authorities
- Promotes coordination and effectiveness in the re-integration process

7. children Vulnerable group in the return process
Need for special measures
Practical preparations
Mental preparations
We didn´t choose!

8. THANKS from me! Reports:
Asylum application rejected – Return; results and challenges
Gender perspective i asylum and return cases -
Returned in 2014 together with her family to Dagestan in North Kaukasus
Ewa Jonsson, Senior Adviser, migration
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