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The refugee resettlement gap refers to the number of refugees judged eligible for third country resettlement compared to the number of refugees who have been resettled in that year. The difference between these two figures occurs due to fluctuations in refugee needs and due to UN member state policies towards resettlement within their borders ...
The burden of refugee status determination (RSD) falls primarily on the state. However, in cases where states are either unwilling or unable, the UNHCR assumes responsibility. In 2013, the UNHCR managed RSD in over 50 countries and worked in parallel with national governments in 20 countries. [ 30 ]
To receive refugee status, a displaced person must go through a Refugee Status Determination (RSD) process, which is conducted by the government of the country of asylum or the UNHCR, and is based on international, regional or national law. [79] RSD can be done on a case-by-case basis as well as for whole groups of people.
The Russian Federation's Law on Refugees defines who is a refugee for purposes of obtaining asylum in the country. [1] The Law defines a refugee as a "person who is outside their country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or ...
Cyprus has been a destination for a consistently increasing number of regular and irregular immigrants. According to national sources, the estimated number of irregular migrants in Cyprus is 50,000. Cyprus enacted national refugee legislation in January 2000 and its asylum institutions started conducting Refugee Status Determination (RSD) in 2002.
India is not a party to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. [4] However, UNHCR in India conducts Refugee Status Determination (RSD) procedures, [5] which starts with registration of individual asylum-seekers. Following registration, UNHCR conducts interviews with each individual asylum-seeker to assess his/her claim to ...
In Switzerland, the Asylum Act (AsylA) defines the principles, criteria, procedure and application of decisions. [1]The asylum procedure determines refugee status, where the asylum seeker has the right to be heard, to make an effective appeal, etc. (a person recognized as a refugee in one European state is not necessarily recognized as such in another, because the nature of the procedures ...
Particular social group (PSG) is one of five categories that may be used to claim refugee status according to two key United Nations documents: the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. The other four categories are race, religion, nationality, and political opinion. As the ...