asylum chain, ensuring access to procedures and enabling migrants, asylum seekers and refugees to exercise their rights. Provisions for guardianship for unaccompanied children and legal assistance should be supported.
The programme area provides support to facilitate the return of people with rejected asylum claims. Development of strategies related to return policies may be explored and developed. The programme area will also enable the exchange of knowledge and best practices, either bilaterally or multilaterally, on ways to improve national asylum, migration, and integration systems. The programme area will strengthen the cooperation between national and local authorities and civil society organisations.
and research institutions can also be drivers for change. Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees will benefit, with unaccompanied children and other persons in vulnerable situations as the main beneficiaries.
Support to strategic and contingency planning will prepare systems for unpredictable influxes of applications.
Programme area specifics
• All programmes shall include cooperation between Donor and Beneficiary States. • Priority shall be given to projects that support the rights of unaccompanied children and other migrants in vulnerable situations, asylum seekers and refugees. • Cooperation with civil society organisations shall be explored during programme development. • Investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures) in projects may only be supported alongside capacity building, training, and networking (soft measures). • The maximum level of funding for investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures)
The programme area supports the various stages of integration, i.e. reception and early integration for refugees and asylum seekers as well as long-term integration for refugees granted permanent or temporary residency. Appropriate housing and services in the early stages are basic rights, but also support further integration. Quality interpretation services and integration measures will also support migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in exercising their rights. Facilitating access to health services, education, and employment will reduce the risk of social exclusion. Countering misinformation, disinformation and hate speech directed towards asylum seeker and refugee groups will foster an inclusive environment.
Key actors and beneficiaries
Public entities at national and local levels are the main stakeholders in bringing about the desired change. Civil society and international organisations play an important role in this programme area. Civil society organisations can bring experience and advise on the law and policy development process. Furthermore, they bring valuable capacities in ensuring implementation in line with international law and national policies. Educational
shall be identified in the memorandum of understanding or, exceptionally, in the programme agreement.
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