↝ Resettlement
Resettlement is the transfer of refugees from an asylum country to another State, that has agreed to admit them and ultimately grant them permanent residence.
Resettlement is recognised as one of three durable solutions for refugees, and is unique in that it is the only durable solution that involves the relocation of refugees from one country to another.
Spotlight
In January 2023, Welcome Corps was launched through the U.S. Department of State which brought private sponsor groups and American communities together to resettle refugees.
In just one year of the program, more than 15,000 sponsors have volunteered to support more than 7,000 refugees as they become our new neighbors in communities across the United States.
In December 2023, the program expanded to allow Americans to apply to sponsor refugees they know. Find out more about Phase 2 of Welcome Corps here.
New resources
Updates on resettlement
September 4 2024 Hosted by UNHCR in Geneva, Switzerland
This study focuses on resettled Syrian refugees in rural areas of Nova Scotia and explores their employment...
This article is about the U.S. refugee resettlement program and how it has declined due to high costs,...
Information & data sources
UNHCR
IRCC (Canada)
Home Office (UK)
Migration Polity Institute (MPI)
Department of Home Affairs (Australia)
Refugee Processing Center (US)
Eurostat (EU)