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Use of the European<br />
Refugee Fund (ERF)<br />
Persons resettled using 2012 ERF<br />
funding<br />
No resettlement arrivals in 2013.<br />
Pledges made to resettle under ERF<br />
specific categories for 2013<br />
¨ Persons resettled from a country<br />
or region designated for the implementation<br />
of a Regional Protection<br />
Programme<br />
þ Women and children at risk<br />
¨ Unaccompanied minors<br />
¨ Survivors of torture and violence<br />
¨ Persons with serious medical needs<br />
that can only be addressed through<br />
resettlement<br />
¨ Persons in need of emergency resettlement<br />
or urgent resettlement for<br />
legal or physical protection needs<br />
Pledges made to resettle under ERF<br />
resettlement common EU priorities for<br />
2013<br />
¨ Congolese refugees in the Great<br />
Lakes Region<br />
þ Refugees from Iraq in Turkey, Syria,<br />
Lebanon, Jordan<br />
¨ Afghan refugees in Turkey, Pakistan,<br />
Iran<br />
¨ Somali refugees in Ethiopia<br />
¨ Burmese refugees in Bangladesh,<br />
Malaysia and Thailand<br />
¨ Eritrean refugees in Eastern Sudan<br />
Evaluations<br />
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The Institute of Social Security (ISS), in<br />
the Ministry of Employment and Social<br />
Security, carried out an overall evaluation<br />
of the reception and integration<br />
of asylum seekers and resettled refugees<br />
in 2012. To date, the results of<br />
this study have not been made public.<br />
Strengths and<br />
Challenges<br />
Romania<br />
To date, Romania has only received<br />
resettled refugees on one occasion in<br />
2010, when a group of 38 Burmese<br />
refugees of Kachin origin arrived to<br />
Romania from Malaysia. Upon arrival,<br />
they were accommodated at the<br />
Galati reception centre and registered<br />
within the governmental integration<br />
program. Additional support was<br />
provided to them through ERF and<br />
UNHCR programmes by four national<br />
NGOs including social counselling,<br />
supplementary Romanian language<br />
classes, CO sessions, IT training and<br />
employment support.<br />
The refugees resettled in 2010 encountered<br />
many challenges on their arrival,<br />
partially due to inadequate preparations<br />
before arrival. Interpreters were<br />
not provided on arrival, and refugees<br />
were therefore not able to ask questions<br />
or understand what was happening,<br />
and several refugees had<br />
CHAPTER VI<br />
CHAPTER VII
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