IOM_ANNUAL _HIGHLIGHTS_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, 2,123 refugees
were resettled from Turkey, the remaining
144 being resettled under the traditional
Dutch scheme for invited refugees. IOM
assistance under the Dutch resettlement
scheme, beside the organization of safe
and dignified travel to the Netherlands,
also includes the facilitation of selection
missions and cultural orientation missions.
In 2017, IOM facilitated missions in Turkey,
Lebanon and Uganda. In 2018, IOM is
due to assist the Dutch government with
the resettlement of approximately 1,000
refugees from Turkey under the Joint Action
Plan, in addition to 750 refugees under the
traditional Dutch resettlement scheme.
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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 Turkey. Source: IOM the Netherlands
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