08/09/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The PACE Migration Committee wants the member States of the Council of Europe and the European Union (EU) to strengthen and increase the voluntary transfer of migrants in need of humanitarian protection or asylum seekers to third countries for the purposes of determining their migration status...
30/07/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Paul Gavan (Ireland, UEL), PACE rapporteur for the 'Humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan', today called on the leadership of both countries to de-escalate and respect a cease fire after border incidents which recently caused the death of three Armenian...
23/07/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Paul Gavan (Ireland, UEL) will visit Azerbaijan on behalf of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from 26 to 28 July 2021, to gather information for his report on “The humanitarian consequences of the conflict between...
18/06/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“On the occasion of the World Refugee Day (20 June), the international community calls to protect and support people who have been pushed away from their homes by armed conflicts, persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion...
18/06/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Council of Europe and OSCE member states are being urged to abide by their international obligations towards refugees, and to “lead by example” in displaying greater solidarity towards persons fleeing armed conflicts, violence or persecution. The call was issued by two leading members of the UK...
14/06/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
PACE’s rapporteur on the humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Paul Gavan (Ireland, UEL), today welcomed the news of the release of 15 Armenian captives and the handing over to Azerbaijan of a map showing almost 100,000 landmines in the Agdam region. “It is...
07/06/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“If we really want to integrate the protection of human rights in how we deal with the migration crisis, we need to look at a diversity of measures, a differentiation of data by gender as regards migrants, as well as a differentiation of voices and representation,” said Petra Stienen (Netherlands...
28/05/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“The recent military clashes between the Palestinian authorities in Gaza and the State of Israel have had serious humanitarian consequences for the populations concerned, in particular civilians who perished in Gaza and in Israel”, said Pierre-Alain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC), Chairperson of the...
20/05/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Chair of PACE’s Migration Committee has urged Spain and Morocco to work together to urgently find a solution to the situation in Ceuta, following the arrival of significant numbers of migrants there.Since Monday 18 May 2021, more than 8000 migrants from Morocco, among them 1500 unaccompanied...
18/05/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Paul Gavan (Ireland, UEL) will visit Armenia on behalf of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from 19 to 22 May 2021, to gather information for his report on "The humanitarian consequences of the conflict between...
18/05/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Ad hoc Sub-Committee of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons visited Greece on 10-12 May 2021 with a fact-finding mission to look into the situation of refugees and migrants after the destruction by fire of the Moria camp. The sub-committee had meetings with the...
21/04/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
At its meeting in hybrid mode, the Migration Committee stressed the importance of protecting human rights for people forced to migrate by climate-change-induced disasters or hardship, with particular attention to vulnerable groups such as “persons living in coastal areas, indigenous people...