Dignified and resilient asylum reception to support inclusive societies

Strong, inclusive communities can be achieved through supportive reception systems that prioritise people’s agency and inclusion needs. Drawing on the first-hand experience of National Red Cross Societies as key actors in national reception systems and auxiliaries to their public authorities, this position paper offers recommendations to the EU, Member States and associated European countries to improve access to reception and to raise the quality of reception standards for asylum seekers, while respecting their rights and dignity. The recommendations also aim to support the humane implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. The European Commission can play a decisive role in monitoring how authorities apply the reception rules and in ensuring rights-compliant approaches.

Recommendations:

• Ensuring access to adequate reception conditions for all asylum seekers
• Creating a welcoming and inclusive reception system
• Empowering people beyond accommodation and material support
• Investing in support for the transition out of the reception system

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