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Although national governments are responsible for the selection of resettled refugees, regional and local authorities play a central role in offering reception and integration support once refugees have arrived. The success of national refugee resettlement programmes – and of the future Joint EU Resettlement Programme - thus depends on the commitment, ability and partnerships of cities, municipalities and regions.

The SHARE project<, led by ICMC, aims to build a European resettlement network of cities, municipalities and regions. The SHARE network is an integral part of the wider EU Resettlement Network, and facilitates the inclusion of local and regional actors in the network as new resettlement stakeholders.

The project offers opportunities for structured dialogue, exchange of practice and networking between cities and regional actors, and between experienced and emerging resettlement countries planning or considering resettlement.

The SHARE project is led by ICMC, in partnership with UNHCR, the city of Sheffield (UK), EUROCITIES, Horton Housing Association (UK) and the NGOs ACCEM, France Terre d’Asile, ProAsyl Germany, British Refugee Council, Refugee Action (UK), Dutch Refugee Council, Red Cross Austria, the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE). Associate partners include the cities of Munich, Aachen and Paris. The SHARE project will take place in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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 For more information about the SHARE project, download a summary of the project activities and see the new publication ‘Welcome to Sheffield: Reflections on 8 years experience of receiving resettled refugees at the local level’<.

SHARE Project Summary (445.91 KB)