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International Organization for Migration The Netherlands

International Organization for Migration The Netherlands. Voluntary return assistance to vulnerable migrants 9 November 2010 Olivier Sprée (Project Officer AVRR, Medical Focal Point). Vulnerable migrants. Medical indication Unaccompanied minors (UAM) Victims of Trafficking (VoT).

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International Organization for Migration The Netherlands

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  1. International Organization for MigrationThe Netherlands Voluntary return assistance to vulnerable migrants 9 November 2010 Olivier Sprée (Project Officer AVRR, Medical Focal Point)

  2. Vulnerable migrants • Medical indication • Unaccompanied minors (UAM) • Victims of Trafficking (VoT)

  3. Return Migration & Health • REAN • Definition • Medical Focal Point

  4. Return Migration & Health • Procedure • Health Questionnaire • Authorization • MIS: flight + medical care CoO • Opt-out → dilemma • Psychiatric cases

  5. Return Migration & Health • Assistance • Medical passport • Research medical care CoO • Social or medical escort • Crutches/ wheelchair/ stretcher • Transit/ arrival assistance • Financial support • Reintegration assistance (medical chronic)

  6. Return Migration & Health

  7. Return Migration & Health  Figures -84 medical returnees in 2009 (total 2583) - 30% mental

  8. Unaccompanied Minors • DefinitionDutch LawMinor: <18/ no legal marriage Unaccompanied: no care taker of age IOM the NetherlandsMinor: <18/ no legal marriageUnaccompanied: no parents/ legal guardian

  9. Unaccompanied Minors 1. Arrival  Asylum procedure - Application Centre → Immigration Service (Ministry of Justice) - Procedure legal guardianship → Dutch Civil Code → Youth Court/ Council of Child Protection → Legal guardian  No asylum procedure UAM unidentified!

  10. Unaccompanied Minors 2. Residence Accommodation during asylum procedure (Convention on the Rights of the Child + Council Directive 2003/9/EC) - ≤ 12: Foster parents - 13-18: Assessment 3 months → what accommodation ‘B.I.C.’? - Potential VoT: Sheltered accommodation Asylum rejected → Permit minority? Yes: legal rights intact.

  11. Unaccompanied Minors 3. Return  Procedure→ ‘Best interest of the child’ will be considered by all parties! - Family tracing - Agreement with care taker in CoO - Immigration Service consent - Legal guardian consent! - Arrival assistance - Hand over (identification) - Reintegration assistance

  12. Unaccompanied Minors  Reintegration assistance - In kind € 2.500 → administration IOM - Counseling/ monitoring ▪Micro-business ▪Education ▪ Job placement ▪Accommodation

  13. Unaccompanied Minors  Figures - 2007: 15 returnees (433 asylum procedure) - 2008: 30 (726) - 2009: 33 (960) - Angola, Iraq, Afghanistan

  14. Victims of Trafficking Definition→ Difference human smuggling: ‘exploitation’ → Since 2005 conformity United Nations Trafficking Protocol 2.5 million VoT world-wide

  15. Victims of Trafficking  Legal protection - B9 procedure → 3 months reflection period → Temporary residence permit

  16. Victims of Trafficking  Assistance - Referral → IOM doesn’t legally identify VoT (role of Police) - Escort to final destination - Shelter - Psychological care - Reintegration assistance

  17. Victims of Trafficking  Figures - 2009: 25 returnees - Nigeria, Bulgaria, Romania

  18. IOMThe Netherlandswww.iom-nederland.nl Thank you for your attention! Questions? www.iom.int

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