IOM_ANNUAL _2017

RESETTLEMENT
A whole new life in the Netherlands
The high number of resettlement arrivals
in 2017 was partially accounted for by
the higher caseload from Turkey under
the Joint Action Plan on the EU-Turkey
Statement. Out of the total number, IOM
was responsible for the resettlement
of 2,123 refugees from Turkey, the
remaining 144 cases being refugees
resettled under the traditional Dutch
scheme for invited refugees. In 2018, IOM
is due to resettle approximately 1,000
refugees from Turkey under the Joint
Action Plan, in addition to 750 refugees
under the traditional Dutch resettlement
scheme. Also in 2017, in support of the
Dutch resettlement programme, IOM
facilitated selection missions and cultural
orientation sessions in Turkey, Lebanon
and Uganda.
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Together with his family, Tanans from DR Congo was among
the migrants who could start a new life in the Netherlands.
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Figure 12. In 2017, the number of people resettling to the Netherlands with IOM assistance was higher than ever before. Apart from
the resettlement operations carried under the traditional Dutch scheme, IOM assisted with the resettlement to the Netherlands of
refugees from from Turkey. Source: International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Netherlands
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