Results
Among the asylum-seekers in Agadez, there are people who have survived gender-based violence and/or torture with serious/critical medical problems (related or unrelated to gender-based violence) suffered/experienced in the country of origin or during their flight, and for which adequate care is not available in Agadez or Niger in general. Resettlement and complementary pathways used as protection tools are part of the overall solutions strategy. Identification of potential resettlement candidates was ensured through ongoing protection activities, for example during counselling and referral by partners. Decisions on referral of cases continued to be made by a special group known as the "social/protection panel" made up of implementing partners and protection teams from UNHCR and DREC - R- M. This multifunctional panel continued its mission of examining, supporting, and proposing cases for appropriate durable solutions based on the most relevant vulnerability factors such as:
The vulnerability of the individual profile (minors at risk, mentally ill, risk of suicide, households headed by a woman, elderly people; woman at risk, critical state of health);
The status of beneficiaries as survivors of blatant forms of torture and/or sexual and gender-based violence (decision on a case-by-case basis);
And the criterion of "serious medical damage" or "serious irreversible damage".
During the period under review, 85 persons were resettled, 06 of whom met the criteria of women and girls at-risk.
Unmet needs
- The resettlement quota for Agadez remained low compared to the needs identified in the field;
- Need for capacity building of UNHCR staff and partners involved in the identification process, particularly focused on fraud prevention.
2020