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contribution of EU Member States
in this context compares to 12,471
refugees from Tanzania resettled to
the US, Canada and Australia during
the same period. 23 Within the joint
EU resettlement programme for 2013,
Belgium has pledged to resettle 40
Burundian refugees from this RPP
region.
4.2. RPP in the Western Newly
Independent States (WNIS)
(2009-present)
Begun in 2009, the RPP project in the
WNIS states supports three countries
at the eastern border of the EU
- Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine 24 - to
implement their protection obligations
under the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Most projects in the WNIS RPP are
implemented by international and
local NGOs, and focus on activities to
improve the general protection situation
for refugees and asylum seekers
in the three countries.
204 refugees were resettled from WNIS
during 2004-8. Similarly to the Tanzania
and Great Lakes RPP, receiving Member
States include Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands,
Sweden and the UK. Sweden resettled
23 European Commission, Evaluation of Pilot Regional
Protection Programmes, 2009
24 Belarus and Moldova acceded to the 1951 UN
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
in 2001, followed by Ukraine in 2002. All three
countries thus formally committed to protecting
refugees.
the majority (79%) of the refugees
resettled during this period. 25
4.3. RPP in the Horn of Africa
(2011-present)
The RPP in the Horn of Africa (involving
Djibouti, Kenya and Yemen) began in
September 2011. It aims to strengthen
protection and enhance assistance for
refugees and asylum seekers in the
region, as well as providing border
security and protection against trafficking.
26 The resettlement process in
Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya has been
complicated by growing insecurity in
the camps and subsequent difficulties in
accessing the populations living there.
4.4. RPP in eastern North Africa
(2011-present)
Established in December 2011 and
implemented in partnership with
UNHCR, the RPP in eastern North Africa
focuses on Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. The
programme includes a resettlement
component inserted at the request of
the European Commission.
Eight Member States - Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Ireland, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and
Sweden - agreed to resettle from
Shousha camp in Tunisia, which falls
25 European Commission, Evaluation of Pilot Regional
Protection Programmes, 2009
26 Council Conclusions on the Horn of Africa, 14
November 2011
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