From years of experience working with refugees and asylum-seekers globally, we know that when given opportunity to thrive, forcibly displaced persons contribute to their host communities and boost local economies. However, third-country nationals living in the European Union face very specific challenges and barriers to integration stemming from their vulnerabilities as refugee populations, as well as structural issues and divergent asylum policies at the EU and national levels. As the EU transitions into a new mandate for the European Commission and Parliament, the International Rescue Committee outlines a set of recommendations for a renewed and improved EU Action Plan on Integration. We argue that only by supporting the transition of refugees and asylum-seekers into their new communities, the EU has a chance to prove its role as a credible champion of protection and inclusion.

IRC Hellas Annual Report 2021 (Greek)

From coffee and catering to clothing and jewelry, here are a selection of small businesses owned by refugees to inspire you.

This report aims to draw greater attention to the humanitarian crisis facing people on the move along the Central Mediterranean Route and includes the IRC's ‘Ten Point Action Plan’ for EU leaders to promote a values-driven approach to migration on the route.

Un totale di 29 organizzazioni umanitarie – incluso l’International Rescue Committee – hanno co-firmato una nota politica congiunta in cui si avverte che il Patto dell’UE su migrazione e asilo rischia di non riuscire a proteggere i minori non accompagnati ai confini dell’Europa.

A 20 year-old Afghan refugee, Mehdi lives behind barbed wire in a camp on the Greek island of Samos where like so many he struggles with the mental health consequences of the prison-like life.