'Paving the Way' Handbook - ICMC

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agencies, schools, health care providers, private companies, sports clubs, religious institutions
and countless others in the community. Their contributions, large and small, combine
to make a difference for refugees who have lost their community and sense of belonging.
Our organizations are convinced that proper planning for refugee resettlement starts well before
the refugee arrives in his or her new country, and should include all those involved in reception
and integration. If the receiving communities and all relevant actors are involved from the outset,
resettlement will fulfil its potential both as a durable solution for the individual refugee and as an
instrument to share the responsibility for hosting refugees with other countries.
We hope that this publication will give a useful insight into the reception and integration
of resettled refugees and that it will reinforce and encourage refugee resettlement in the
European Union. The many successful practices described in this Handbook provide rich
inspiration for all those seeking to engage in refugee resettlement.
Foreword
Johan Ketelers Judith Kumin Bernd Hemingway
Secretary General Former Director, Regional Representative
Bureau for Europe
to the European Union
ICMC UNHCR IOM