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UNHCR’s Recommendations for the Croatian and German Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU) January - December 2020

Topic
Asylum Refugees
Country/Region
EU

20 January 2020

A document setting out UNHCR's priorities for EU policy on asylum in the coming year.

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1. Moving ahead with sustainable asylum reform

I. Foster responsibility sharing and solidarity within the EU;
II. Ensure access to territory and fair and fast procedures;
III. Support integration and efficient and rights-based return systems;
IV. Invest in resettlement and complementary pathways; and
V. Addressing statelessness.

2. Providing more development and peacebuilding support for the countries where most refugees live and originate from

I. Asylum and forced displacement in the new Neighbourhood, Development and
International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)
II. EU political leverage to promote inclusion of refugees.

See: UNHCR’s Recommendations for the Croatian and German Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU) January - December 2020 (pdf)

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