ICMC Europe is delighted to announce the publication of the third, 2013 edition of 'Welcome to Europe! A comprehensive guide to resettlement'.

Welcome to Europe covers all aspects of global resettlement needs, processes, policy and partnerships, focusing on the ongoing growth and development of resettlement in Europe.

The period since the first 2007 edition has seen the increase and expansion of resettlement across EU Member States, an expression of the EU's growing solidarity with refugee-hosting countries. European resettlement however remains characterised by the small numbers of resettled refugees being received by many Member States and Europe can and must do more.

This publication is an outcome of the joint IOM, UNHCR and ICMC project ‘Linking In EU resettlement – Linking the resettlement phases and connecting (local) resettlement practitioners’, co-funded by the European Commission via the European Refugee Fund.

‘Welcome to Europe!’ underscores the life-saving role of resettlement, and contributes to the promotion of resettlement in Europe as one component of a comprehensive and durable approach to protecting refugees. To submit your contributions and reflections on the publication, please contact communications.europe@icmc.net <or start a discussion in the Community of Practice<.

You can download the Welcome to Europe publication here<. To purchase hard copies of the publication, please contact communications.europe@icmc.net<.

ICMCEUROPE WelcometoEurope.pdf (5.89 MB)