According to the Swedish Aliens law, persons who are found not to be “convention” refugees under the 1951 Refugees Convention may also qualify for asylum under a category known as ‘persons in need of protection – skyddsbehövande’. This includes those that have left their native country and have good reason to fear capital punishment, torture, need protection due to war (internal/external) or an environmental disaster in their native country
The MOU focuses on two main areas: the sharing of expertise and information on a range of key areas, and opportunities for time-limited placements in each other’s countries.
The sharing of skills and expertise between the two countries has led to the development of many links, based on requests and identified needs. There have also been a number of twinning arrangements between individual UK and South African institutions.
Swedfund provides risk capital, expertise and financial support for investments in the emerging markets of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Swedfund’s mission is “to help in enabling poor people to improve their lives” and “to bring about strengthened democracy, equitable and sustainable development”. By co-financing sound investments, it encourages economically, environmentally and socially sustainable development.
The Portuguese Government has adopted since 2007 different National Plans against Trafficking in Human Beings. The first from 2007 - 2010, the second between 2011 - 2013 and the most recent one for the 2014 - 2017 period.
Portugal has already its third National Plan against Trafficking in Human Beings in effect with five strategic areas:
The "Program Choices" is a nationwide program that aims to promote the social inclusion of children and young people from vulnerable socioeconomic backgrounds, with the goal of achieving equal opportunities and the reinforcement of the social cohesion.
Portugal recently established an Office for the Support of Family Reunification (GARF) in each of its National Centers for Immigrant Support, in Lisbon, Porto and Faro.
The National Centers for Immigrant Support were created in 2004 to address some of the challenges faced by immigrants in their integration process in Portugal. Due to the cultural differences, differences in the society, differences in the legal system and the number of different services to which the immigrants have to access led to the creation of a center that would bring together in the same space all different services, institutions and offices available to immigrants.
CAMPO started as a project in the area of migration that promoted regular mobility between Cape Verde and the European Union (EU): Strengthening the capacity of Cape Verde to manage labour and return migration within the Framework of the Mobility Partnership EU/CV. It provides free counseling services to Cape-Verdean citizens willing to migrate to the EU. It also provided reintegration information to EU retuning Cape Verdean migrants.
The National Rapporteur reports on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children in the Netherlands. The Rapporteur’s main task is to report on the nature and extent of human trafficking and sexual violence against children in the Netherlands, and on the effects of the government policies pursued. The reports contain information on relevant regulations and legislation, as well as information on prevention, criminal investigations regarding human trafficking and sexual violence against children, prosecution of perpetrators and victim support.
The Netherlands’ pilot on circular migration will give about 160 migrants, all professionals with vocational training, an opportunity to gain working experience for a period of two years in Dutch companies. They are employed in regular vacancies in sectors where there are shortages in the Dutch labor market. The training will be based on a personal development plan, focusing on return. Upon return in their home countries the migrants will be assisted in finding a (better) job, starting up their own business and investing their remittances.