praesidium project
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Pref. Angela PRIA 18 March, 2013. Praesidium Project. In cooperation with. THE ORIGIN OF THE PROJECT Co-funded by the European Commission (ARGO Programme 2005) and the Italian Ministry of Interior Jointly implemented by: UNHCR IOM - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Praesidium ProjectPref. Angela PRIA
18 March, 2013
In cooperation with
THE ORIGIN OF THE PROJECT
Co-funded by the European Commission (ARGO Programme 2005) and the Italian Ministry of Interior
Jointly implemented by: UNHCR IOM Italian Red Cross
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Initial purpose of the project: improving the reception conditions of migrants reaching
Lampedusa by sea.
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE PROJECT
An NGO joined in 2008: Save the Children
Praesidium I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
Since 2009 yearly editions funded mainly by the Italian Ministry of Interior.
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PRAESIDIUM VIII - 2013It foresees the same activities as in the previous editions.
Novelty:An Addendum to the grant agreement on monitoring and evaluation
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ROLE OF PARTNERS MoI: co-ordination
UNHCR: potential asylum seekersasylum seeking UAMs
IOM: migrantsvictims of trafficking
CRI: vulnerable womenUAMs
Save the Children: minors (including UAMs)
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The Coast Guard, the Customs and Revenue Police, the Carabinieri, Border Police and Police Headquarters
Territorial Government Offices (Prefectures) with regard to reception centres for migrants and asylum seekers
Italian Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR)
Civil courts, juvenile courts and guardianship judges
Local health authorities and the mental health unit when dealing with healthcare and vulnerable cases
NGOs and civil society for services provided to migrants and asylum seekers
STAKEHOLDERS (around Praesidium)
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RESCUE AT SEA
From 2006 to 2009, over 60,000 migrants passed through the Strait of Sicily, making up the so-called “mixed migration flows”.
They were: Displaced people fleeing from wars and conflicts Victims of human traffickingEconomic migrants seeking better life conditions
More than 90% of these flows left from Libya’s coasts.
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PLACES OF LANDING 2010 2011 2012
2013(up to 15/03)
Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione
459 51.753 5.202 142
Agrigento province 305 806 551 32
Sicily (excluding Agrigento and Lampedusa)
500 4.622 2.735 86
Apulia 1.513 3.325 2.719 318
Calabria 1.280 1.944 2.056 84
Sardinia 318 207 4 0
Lazio 31 0 0 0
Friuli 0 35 0 0
TOTAL 6.416 64.703 15.279 662
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Nationality (declared upon disembarkation) 2012 Tunisia 2.268Somalia 2.179Afghanistan 1.739Erithrea 1.612Pakistan 1.247Egypt 1.223Bangladesh 622Syria 582Nigeria 358Gambia 348Others 1.089
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BEST PRACTICE (before landing)
Patrol boats carry one or more doctors for first aid and are equipped with food and water supplies.The transfer of migrants to the first safe port is managed by the authorities who are responsible for the rescue.The stakeholders on the land are alerted of the arrival of a vessel in order to provide migrants and asylum seekers with specific assistance.
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BEST PRACTICE (after landing)
Multi-agency activity for the identification of different needs and vulnerable people (e.g. asylum seekers, unaccompanied minors, pregnant women, victims of traffiking)
Priority on healthcare with initial medical triage
Deployment of cultural mediators
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OPERATIONS UPON ARRIVAL Migrants in critical conditions are identified after due assistance. Identification procedure follows information
given through cultural and linguistic mediator: - on the reception rules and services offered - on Italian migration and asylum system.
Respect of family relationships. Age assessment procedures only in case of reasonable doubt.
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TRANSFER AND RECEPTION IN OTHER FACILITIES
Transfer from initial reception centres to other facilities in the country after the identification of the different types of migrants and vulnerable cases and taking into account other aspects (such as family ties),International and qualified non-governmental organisations are granted access to the centres.
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SPRAR(Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees)
Started in 2001 (under the name National Asylum Program), it is an integrated reception system, involving local authorities in planning and implementing reception projects with the collaboration of NGOs.
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MULTIFACETED BENEFITSOF MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
effective involvement of the stakeholdersbest management and reception of migration flowsreplicability in other Countries
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Thank you for your attention!
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