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Title/Description | State Committees to Promote Local Integration |
Country | Brazil » |
Specific location (city, region, etc) | Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo |
Actors/Partners | UNHCR, Gobiernos Estatales and Secretarias y sociedad civil |
Funding | Public » |
Objectif(s) | Involve state-level government officials in promoting public policies for the care and social inclusion of asylum-seekers and refugees in the country. The State Committee in Rio de Janeiro has developed a Political Plan of Care for refugees, as well as the regulations of the Committee. The committees comprise representatives of the State Secretariats, civil society, teachers, refugees, and UNHCR. |
Results/Impact | Increased involvement by the State authorities in the protection and local integration process of asylum-seekers and refugees. |
Why is this considered a Good practice? | Government authorities include and consider the particular needs of asylum-seekers and refugees as they develop public policies that benefit the local community, or in designing specific measures for their inclusion in existing policies. |
Pertinent MPA/BPA Component | Cities of solidarity » |
Theme (s) | Governments, states, municipalities » |
Links | http://www.acnur.org/t3/noticias/noticia/brasil-sociedad-civil-e-instituciones-colaboran-para-proteccion-de-refugiados/?L=gulnlxwoshxdx |
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