Return and Reintegration

The exponential increase of COVID-19 infections and the related policy responses to contain the spread of the virus around the globe have had significant impacts on international migrants, their households, as well as communities of origin, transit and destination. The closing of borders has made it increasingly challenging or even impossible for people to...

In 2015, Samuel Hall conducted a study to document conditions of unassisted spontaneous returns of Somalis. Starting with decision-making processes up to the conditions of returnees post-return, the study provides a cross border, longitudinal view of spontaneous return as a process that begins in Kenya. This study gives a voice to refugees who have returned...

How to respond to urban displacement and improve the care and maintenance to vulnerable displaced and returnee populations in Afghanistan’s main cities? After reviewing the background and context of urban displacement in Afghanistan, this paper aimed at highlighting the relevance and timeliness of analysing the movements of returnees and IDPs to Afghanistan...

This study seeks to provide an analysis of the current returns to Syria. The ongoing armed conflict in Syria has displaced millions of people inside and outside the country sparking an international humanitarian crisis. Since 2011, over 6 million Syrians have sought asylum outside Syria’s borders, and an additional 6.5 million people displaced internally...

Returns to (post-)conflict and fragile settings, from Afghanistan to Somalia, are increasing. The literature is clear on the return challenges to such contexts, and the diverse array of expectations of (re-)integration that differ depending on age, gender, timing and duration of exile, and conditions in exile. What this report measures is therefore not the...

Unaccompanied children on the move have become more common. This demographic shift calls for a transition to child-sensitive return programmes and policies – yet despite increased returns and deportations, support has decreased over the last decade in Afghanistan. COVID-19 has increased the risks of returns, and the response to the pandemic remains...

Samuel Hall was commissioned by War Child to conduct a study that provides a comprehensive understanding of the existing Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) regarding the unsafe migration of unaccompanied children to Iran. Primary data collection was conducted in Herat and Badghis provinces. The study also targeted parents and communities of children at...

Building on secondary research and an ethnographic-based primary data collection, this research turns to IDPs in key provinces and districts of return to ask: which factors positively contribute to the ability of IDP populations to return to their places of origin in a manner which is sustainable and dignified? Samuel Hall answers this question by taking a...

This research was designed to support the thinking and planning around (re-)integration by identifying obstacles to preparedness of stakeholders for return and (re-)integration in refugee return settings. The study generates operational learning to enable NGOs, UN agencies, donors, government actors, and displacement-affected communities (DACs) to strengthen...

The combination of not being sufficiently informed about the Swedish asylum and return process and traumatic experiences before and during the migration journey has an impact on the ability to understand a return decision. It is one of the conclusions of this report and policy brief from the AMIF-funded project Return and Reintegration. Delmi's new study...

In Iraq, over one million families became displaced during the period of conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) between 2014 and 2017. Since the Government of Iraq declared victory over ISIL in 2017, 80 per cent of all families who became displaced have returned to their area of origin. However, returnees face persistent challenges in...

In 2015 and 2016, the numbers of unaccompanied children arriving in Europe increased dramatically, straining national guardianship systems. This report looks at how EU Member States, as well as North Macedonia and Serbia, have adapted their guardianship systems for unaccompanied children since that time. The report shows that, overall, although legislative...

En el marco del “Proyecto LER: Uniendo esfuerzos para la reintegración entre las dos orillas”, ACOBE, junto a otras entidades, elaboró un Manual para el Retorno a Ecuador, que recopila información sobre programas y ayudas específicas para personas retornadas de origen boliviano. El proyecto fue cofinanciado por el Fondo Europeo para el Retorno y la Agencia...

En el marco del “Proyecto LER: Uniendo esfuerzos para la reintegración entre las dos orillas”, ACOBE, junto a otras entidades, elaboró un Manual para el Retorno a Colombia, que recopila información sobre programas y ayudas específicas para personas retornadas de origen boliviano. El proyecto fue cofinanciado por el Fondo Europeo para el Retorno y la Agencia...

En el marco del “Proyecto LER: Uniendo esfuerzos para la reintegración entre las dos orillas”, ACOBE, junto a otras entidades, elaboró un Manual para el Retorno a Bolivia, que recopila información sobre programas y ayudas específicas para personas retornadas de origen boliviano. El proyecto fue cofinanciado por el Fondo Europeo para el Retorno y la Agencia...

Esta publicación forma parte del proyecto LER – Uniendo Esfuerzos para la reintegración, co-financiado por la Comisión Europea y la Agencia Catalana de Cooperación, y gestionado por siete entidades en Europa y sus respectivas contrapartes en Bolivia, Colombia y Ecuador. El objetivo general del proyecto LER es contribuir a la mejora del enfoque europeo de la...