{"id":57449,"date":"2023-11-09T16:28:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/over-6000-refugees-safely-resettled-from-rwanda-in-2023"},"modified":"2023-11-09T17:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:05:14","slug":"over-6000-refugees-safely-resettled-from-rwanda-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/over-6000-refugees-safely-resettled-from-rwanda-in-2023","title":{"rendered":"Over 6,000 refugees \u2018safely resettled\u2019 from Rwanda in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Up to 6,600 refugees in Rwanda were \u201csafely\u201d resettled in third countries in 2023, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).<\/p>\n<p>With the departure of 13 refugees on a flight bound for Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday, November 8, the total number of refugees resettled from Rwanda reached 30,000 since 2010, the IOM said.<\/p>\n<p>They include nearly 1,300 asylum seekers who were evacuated from Libyan detention centres through an emergency transit mechanism between the Rwandan government and the United Nations refugee agency.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of September, Rwanda was home to more than 135,000 refugees, mostly from DR Congo and Burundi, according to the UN. Over 90 per cent of them live in camps.<\/p>\n<p>According to the IOM, the resettlement programme is one of \u201cdurable solutions\u201d for refugees and people in need of international protection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResettlement provides international protection for the most vulnerable people in our world, as well as a chance for them to build new lives,\u201d said IOM\u2019s Rwanda Chief of Mission, Ash Carl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to work closely with the government and our partners in Rwanda, as well as the governments of the countries of destination, to ensure refugees and migrants have safe and dignified pathways to successfully integrate into their new communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resettlement programme includes IOM-facilitated interviews by third countries, health assessments, screening and referral, pre-departure cultural orientation, and safe transport and reception in the country of final destination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResettlement is one of the three solutions for refugees that our government supports,\u201d Permanent Secretary in the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management Phillipe Habinshuti told The New Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRefugees in Rwanda can return to their home countries when peace and security have been restored. They may choose to stay in Rwanda or opt for resettlement in third countries that are willing to take them in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The resettlement programme has been available in Rwanda since 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Though the programme is managed by the IOM, Habinshuti said Rwanda facilitates it by ensuring it goes in line with the country\u2019s immigration laws in particular.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Up to 6,600 refugees in Rwanda were \u201csafely\u201d resettled in third countries in 2023, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). 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