As inspiration for the international community, countries and stakeholders are showcasing good practices at the Global Refugee Forum.
The Syrian family Farid was resettled to Torsby, Sweden since 2014. UNHCR / J. Bävman
© Sweden/ resettlement of Syrian refugees/ The Syrian family Farid has been living in Torsby, Sweden for one year.
The oldest child Mahmoud and his younger brother Mohamed are visiting the yearly car rally in the forest outside Torsby. The rally is called Svenska Rallyt and are a major competition in Sweden.
The family Farid consists of Dad Mohamed Farid, Mother Lina, oldest child Mahmoud, younger brother Mohamed and youngest sister Bisan. Torsby is a village in the outskirt of Sweden with a population of 12.000 citizens. / UNHCR / J. Bävman / February 2015.
Background: Egypt / Syrian refugees / Syrian refugee Mahmoud Farid, 9-years-old, and his family had to flee from Syria to the Beit Al Aila neighborhood in the 6th of October City outside of Cairo, Egypt because of the war in their home country Syria.
Mahmoud was detained by Egyptian authorities for 5 days after his father put him on a boat headed towards Italy with other Syrian refugees . The Egyptian coast guard officers allegedly opened fire and killed two people.
According to his father, Mahmoud and his family face discrimination in Egypt and they live in a constant state of fear. Because they are without passports they are in a legal limbo. Mahmoud's father decided to send his son because he loves learning and he hoped that he might be able to go to school.
Mahmoud was also attacked by a group of Egyptian children in the neighborhood.
The family originally from Aleppo has been living in Torsby, Sweden for a year, UNHCR visit them again to see how they are doing and how life is on year later since they came. / UNHCR / J. Bävman / February 2015.
The historic Global Refugee Forum in Geneva provides an opportunity for States, NGOs and other stakeholders to exchange and showcase their good practices and experiences in refugee response – be it on a national, regional or global level. These good practices illustrate how comprehensive approaches are already working and transforming the lives of refugees and host communities in many parts of the world, and they can thus inspire to develop more innovative and impactful contributions.
Find here an overview of good practices coming from the Northern Europe region – this page will continuously be updated as more good practices are shared.
Disabled Refugees Welcome is a Swedish NGO working for the rights of disabled refugees.
Sweden reserves a number of un-earmarked resettlement spaces for UNHCR’s Priority Global Quota.
Project by Finnish Church Aid equipped vulnerable local and refugee youth in Greece with computer skills.
The project is creating the model for refugees’ mental health work in Finland.
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