On Monday the 27th of July, UNHCR and Fedasil launched a report entitled “All Born on 01/01” which examines the situation of Afghan asylum seekers residing in collective reception centres in Belgium.
Fedasil has just published its 2014 review, a year marked by an increase in asylum seekers received in Belgium.
10 asylum seekers write about their life in Belgium.
Despite the rain this year’s edition of the '20km through Brussels' was once again one to remember… with the fastest Fedasil runner achieving a top score!
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From 9 to 11 March, Fedasil travelled to Geneva for a CSI thematic meeting about voluntary return.
In 2014 Fedasil and its partners organised reception for 16,566 asylum seekers, which is an increase of 7% compared to 2013.
In 2015 Belgium will resettle twice as many refugees than initially planned. This was announced by the new State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Theo Francken.
Fedasil and the Immigration Office are monitoring the health of asylum seekers from regions affected by the Ebola virus.
Recently, a call for tender was issued within the context of the 'European Reintegration Network' (ERIN) project.
This Friday 20 June, is World Refugee Day. Fedasil and its partners will focus the attention on the millions of people in the world who had to flee war, violence or persecution.