Traduction de «Division de la politique de protection des réfugiés » (Français → Anglais) :

5. Emphasises that the various conflicts in the Sahel region have led to greater population displacement within states and to an increase in the number of refugees; calls on the EU, the Sahel countries, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States to coordinate their refugee policies in order to provide refugees with proper sanitary facilities and healthy and decent living conditions, guarantee human security for the most vulnerable groups and establish self- ...[+++]sufficiency programmes; points out that, in addition to assisting refugees and internally displaced persons and guaranteeing their protection, efforts must be made to ensure that, wherever possible, they can return to their home regions;

10. Stresses the importance at this stage of exploring concretely whether, how and when Member States could do more to reinforce their protection response to Syria; points to the need for solidarity and for proactive strengthening of the overall protection response in the EU through enhanced cooperation, information sharing, capacity building and policy dialogue;

21. Draws particular attention to the situation of thousands of North Caucasus refugees in EU Member States, with special reference to the diaspora from Chechnya living in Austria, which amounts to at least 20 000 people, including many minors; expresses serious concern, in that connection, at the murder of a Chechen refugee in Vienna in May 2010 and the grave allegations regarding the Chechen President's implication in that crime; calls for the EU Member States to implement a more coordinated, coherent and visible policy on the protection of North Caucasus refugees on European soil, in accordance with their humanitarian and human righ ...[+++]ts obligations;

With regard to the protection of refugees, we would point out that international law stipulates, notably in the Geneva Convention in relation to the status of refugees, that no contracting state shall expel or return a refugee in any manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedom would be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.

In practical terms this will require coordination of policies and with actors concerned to deliver enhanced protection for refugees.

It is expected, however, that it will continue to support the development of integration programmes and policies for refugees and persons granted international protection.