Newsletter - June 2021
3rd Meeting of the Network of Focal Points on Migration and World Refugee Day
On 28 June 2021, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees, Ambassador Drahoslav Štefánek, hosted the 3rd meeting of the Network of Focal Points on Migration. More than 40 participants from relevant ministries dealing with migration issues at national level got...
PACE summer session and World Refugee Day
On 21-24 June 2021, during its summer part-Session, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held a current affairs debate on “The need for an effective solidarity mechanism between European countries to relieve migratory pressure on front line countries”, with the participation...
Age assessment for children in migration: Animation launched in 6 new languages and child-friendly leaflet
On 20 June On the World Refugee Day, the Council of Europe is launching six new language versions of the video animation on age assessment for children in migration developed jointly by the Council of Europe and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). The new published versions are Arabic,...
Protection of migrants and refugees under the European Convention on Human Rights in Croatia
On 8-9 JUNE 2021 an expert discussion on the Protection of Migrants and Refugees under the European Convention on Human Rights in Croatia was held online, organised in co-operation with the Office of the Agent of the Republic of Croatia before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the...
European Qualifications Passport for Refugees and the World Refugee Day
On 21 June 2021, the Education Department of the Council of Europe launched, in partnership with UNHCR, the City of Strasbourg and the Association Foyer Notre-Dame, a video in the framework of the Refugee Week (“Semaine des Réfugiés”), taking place from 13 to 21 June 2021. The video features...
Anti-Discrimination Committee adopted a framework for intercultural integration strategy
On 20 June 2021, the Council of Europe Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity, and Inclusion (CDADI), adopted a Model Framework for an intercultural integration strategy during its third plenary meeting which aims to serve as a basis for national intercultural integration strategies based on...
New project on integration of migrants in Cyprus and World Refugee Day campaign
On 25 June 2021, the Council of Europe´s Intercultural Cities Programme launched a new two-year project entitled "Building structures for intercultural integration in Cyprus” implemented together with the European Commission’s Directorate General for Structural Reform Support, and in partnership...
World refugee day: Concerns and Priorities of Young Refugees
On 23 June 2021, the Youth Department of the Council of Europe organised an informal meeting with young refugees and refugee-led youth organisations on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the World Refugee Day. The meeting marked the current work of the youth organisations tackling the...