Alternative Approaches to Refugee Resettlement

Résumé du livre

This report, prepared by SRI International for the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the US Department of Health and Human Resources, identifies the major policy issues affecting refugee resettlement programmes in the United States and examines various alternative approaches. The report consists of two volumes: the overview and the analytic papers. Although it covers most aspects of the resettlement process from reception to integration, the report focuses on six areas: placement; reception; economic self-sufficiency; resettlement and integration; cash assistance; and organizational arrangements. The authors argue for the need to design resettlement strategies that are appropriate to refugee requirements, responsive to the differing needs of different refugee groups, sensitive to the issue of equity among refugee and non-refugee groups and to the situation of heavily impacted (affected) local communities. There is also a section on Government resettlement policy in Canada and Western Europe.