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### Viewing cable 09GENEVA203, REPORTING CABLE ON FEBRUARY 24-25 WORKING GROUP ON

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09GENEVA203 | 2009-03-11 15:03 | 2011-01-13 05:05 | UNCLASSIFIED | US Mission Geneva

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    R 111549Z MAR 09
    FM USMISSION GENEVA
    TO AMEMBASSY ACCRA
    AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
    AMEMBASSY AMMAN
    AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
    AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
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    SECSTATE WASHDC 8115

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    UNCLAS GENEVA 000203

    PASS TO REFCOORDS

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: AF AS CA EI IC IZ JO NZ PHUM PK PREF PREL
    RO, SY, UK
    SUBJECT: REPORTING CABLE ON FEBRUARY 24-25 WORKING GROUP ON
    RESETTLEMENT MEETING

    ¶1.    (U) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
    (UNHCR) and the United Kingdom - current chair - convened a
    meeting of the Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) at the
    Palais des Nations in Geneva February 24 - 25.
    Representatives of 20 governments as well as UNHCR
    headquarters and field office staff engaged in resettlement
    participated. The United States was represented by Terry
    Rusch, PRM Director of Refugee Admissions in the Bureau of
    Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State;
    Jennifer Higgins, Deputy Director of the Refugee Affairs
    Division, USCIS in the Department of Homeland Security;
    Barbara Day, PRM's Domestic Resettlement Chief; and Melissa
    Pitotti of the Office of Refugee and Migration Affairs at the
    U.S. Permanent Mission in Geneva.

    ¶2.    (U) UNHCR updated the group on resettlement
    referrals/departures progress in 2008 when it submitted for
    consideration over 120,000 refugees to resettlement countries
    (a 22 percent increase over 2007. 65,000 refugees referred
    by UNHCR departed for resettlement countries in 2008) a 31
    percent increase over 2007. The most significant developments
    since UNHCR distributed its Global Projected Resettlement
    Needs Document in June are: 1) in light of the security
    situation in Pakistan, virtually no progress can be made in
    utilizing resettlement for the 171,000 Afghans there
    identified as in need of resettlement; and 2) UNHCR has
    revised downward the 2009 resettlement need for Iraqis from
    86,000 to 60-65,000. The global economic crisis is taking its
    toll both on UNHCR's ability to continue to increase
    referrals and resettlement countries ability to receive and
    integrate them. Iceland and Ireland have already had to put
    their programs on hold and other governments may need to
    reduce their intake.

    ¶3.    (U) There was discussion of progress in responding to
    UNHCR's October "Flash Appeal" to meet the resettlement needs
    of vulnerable Palestinians from Iraq currently residing in
    difficult circumstances in Al Waleed, Al Tanf and Al Hol
    camps. UNHCR's efforts to refer these Palestinians have thus
    far resulted in referrals for about half of the original
    2,300 to various resettlement countries but another 1,150
    places are needed. For countries requiring in-person
    interviews, the pace of off-take will depend on the
    establishment of workable logistical arrangements. The U.S.
    reported that various "platforms" are being explored to
    facilitate processing of the several hundred Palestinians
    already referred to the U.S. The recent opening of the
    Evacuation Transit Center (ETC) in Timisoara, Romania will
    allow the transfer of some of the most vulnerable Palestinian
    cases in a matter of weeks.  UNHCR also reported that other
    governments have offered use of their territory for this
    purpose on an ad hoc basis.

    ¶4.    (U) The issue of the integration of resettled refugees
    continues to be of interest to many resettlement countries.
    Some include "integration potential" in their selection
    process. UNHCR's Agenda for Protection "calls upon states to
    put in place policies to ensure that resettlement runs in
    tandem with a vigorous integration policy. Language training,
    education, vocational training, employment, support for
    family reunification ) these and many other activities are
    the building blocks of integration. And while resettlement is
    a way of protecting refugees and a tangible sign of
    responsibility-sharing by states, there is no doubt that
    refugees also make important contributions to their new
    societies." A draft longitudinal survey document to measure
    resettlement outcomes was distributed and will be further
    discussed at the Annual Tripartite Consultations (ATC)
    meeting in June. (In light of the fact that NGOs often play a
    significant role in the integration process, a few NGO
    representatives were included in the WGR meeting which is
    normally limited to governments and UNHCR. Many more NGO
    representatives will participate in June.)

    ¶5.    (U) WGR breakout sessions were devoted to topics
    including: the special challenges resettlement countries are
    encountering integrating Iraqis; best practices in the
    integration of vulnerable groups; assisting refugees to find
    employment and contribute to the community; and a discussion
    of improvements needed in "twinning" arrangements between
    established and emerging resettlement countries.

    ¶6.    (U) The U.S. hosted the five-country (U.S., Canada,
    Australia, New Zealand, U.K.) dinner on February 24. The U.S.
    reps briefed on current funding limitations for the UNHCR
    Resettlement Initiative that would result in our requiring
    UNHCR to meet U.S. referrals targets for each funded location
    before resettlement referrals are made to other resettlement
    countries. This could result in a significant reduction in
    referrals to countries that do not fund UNHCR's referrals
    capacity. At the request of various overseas processing
    partners, the U.S. also identified areas where delays in
    resettlement country decisions on medical cases are causing
    extreme hardship for refugees and the protracted delays in
    the off-take of approved cases is complicating refugee camp
    dynamics. We are providing case specific information to the
    countries in question.

    ¶7.    (U) The Annual Tripartite Consultations (ATC) are
    scheduled for June 30 ) July 2 in Geneva.

    STORELLA

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