International and Temporary Protection Reception System

CRCP: The World’s Largest Resettlement Forum

The Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways (CRCP) are the main global forum where the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), States, NGOs, refugees and other stakeholders discuss and advance issues of common interest related to resettlement and other durable migration pathways for refugees.

In June 2024, the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration assumes the state presidency of CRCP 2024-25 and ACCEM the co-presidency as a representative of the NGOs. The consultation sessions, which are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, are held from 25 to 27 June 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, but previously, Madrid hosted the meeting of the Working Group on Resettlement from 12 to 14 February 2025 inclusive.

Madrid, capital of the CRCP. The keys to the Working Group 2025

The event focuses on the challenges of integrating refugees and resettled persons into the host society and features international presentations where experts from institutions, agencies and public administrations and representatives of civil society share their experiences in resettlement.

Download here the full agenda of the event to learn about the topics discussed and the participating speakers.

During the international event, the integration of resettled people is approached from a broad perspective, highlighting some key aspects:

  • Guidance before the transfer and during the reception process in the destination country is essential. Resettled people should be aware of the opportunities and rights that await them so that their expectations are realistic, providing them with clear and useful information. In this process, collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), non-profit organizations and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is vital for the selection of the most appropriate profiles and for these people to generate ties in the host society. Arriving and not feeling alone is key to achieving a lasting integration.

  • This year’s CRCP slogan inspires the cross-cutting work of resettlement programs. During the visits to refugee centers within the activities of the Working Group we were very inspired to observe the synergies created between institutions, the educational and business sector, public administration and civil society to allow the safe settlement and integration of the migrant population so necessary for our jobs, especially in rural areas, due to the aggravated problem of depopulation.

  • It is key to work with the media to ensure a public discourse based on rigorous and truthful information. It is essential to transfer to society the value of the arrival of refugees as a factor of social and economic development, not only from a global vision of solidarity, but their integration contributes to the growth and dynamism of our communities, strengthening the social fabric and the labor market.

  • Access to employment is a fundamental pillar for the integration of resettled people, enabling them to develop their potential and contribute to the host society. It is key to value their profiles, training and experience. The skills and abilities acquired in your home society can be very useful in various sectors. To do this, we must work on streamlining the processes of validation of titles.

  • Without housing it is not possible to develop fully in the host society, which makes necessary actions aimed at facilitating access to it. At the same time, we intervene with policies that ensure individualized routes of insertion, taking into account that resettled people have gone through complex migratory processes, with a significant emotional impact. Therefore, collaboration in the field of housing is fundamental and many actors are involved: specialized entities in the field, social housing, corporate social responsibility of companies. In addition, mediation between refugees and renters is necessary to build trust.

  • The integration of resettled people must be approached from a comprehensive perspective, recognizing them not only as a workforce, but as people with rights, aspirations and life projects. Their arrival is an opportunity for both parties, and generates mutual benefits in terms of social and economic development. In this process, childhood and adolescence deserve a specific approach, it is a priority that these groups access a quality education and an environment that favors their personal growth and integration.

  • Resettlement in sparsely inhabited areas helps to revitalize rural areas. For integration to be beneficial and sustainable for all parties, it is necessary to find the right balance for the municipality in all respects, ensuring access to adequate public services for the entire population, and promoting a progressive and planned reception process that ensures both the well-being of resettled people and the cohesion of the host community.

En definitiva, para que la integración sea realmente fructífera, hay que conjugar muchos enfoques y reunir a diferentes actores, centrando los objetivos no solo en que la sociedad de acogida obtenga beneficios de las personas que llegan a su país procedentes de fuera, sino poniendo el foco en el individuo, en su situación personal previa a la sociedad de acogida, en todo el potencial que puede desarrollar, en su proyecto vital concreto, teniendo en cuenta su edad, sus experiencias pasadas, su formación. Este compromiso nos impulsa a seguir trabajando juntas, administraciones públicas y sociedad civil, para construir junto con las personas refugiadas ese sentido de pertenencia y para ayudar en la transmisión de datos veraces y en la denuncia de la información falsa, construyendo de este modo una sociedad más cohesionada y solidaria.

El reasentamiento en primera persona. Testimonios reales de personas que buscan una nueva oportunidad en España.

“Antes en Afganistán las mujeres tenían un lugar destacado, con la presencia de mujeres juezas, representantes del parlamento, mujeres policías y candidatas a la presidencia. Tras la llegada de los talibanes se privó a las mujeres y niñas de sus derechos humanos y yo, como jueza, me vi obligada a abandonar el país. La migración, especialmente para mujeres, es un proceso complejo, por lo que las redes de apoyo desempeñan un papel crucial en la inclusión. En España existen dos organizaciones que trabajan con mujeres afganas, les ayudan a buscar trabajo, vivienda, pero se necesita más ayuda.”

“Formo parte del colectivo LGTBI y ahora tengo un equilibrio entre lo profesional y lo personal. En un año obtuve todo lo que quería, EuropaMundo me abrió sus puertas para tener una vida laboral y personal plena. Accem y Cear me ha ayudado también en temas burocráticos. Las personas refugiadas tienen mucho miedo a empezar de nuevo y se preguntan cómo afrontarlo. España ofrece muchas oportunidades, pero hay que saber encontrarlas.”

“Llegué en 2012 de Sudán. Pasé 10 meses en un campamento de refugiados antes de viajar a España. Al llegar estaba en shock, pero poco a poco todo fue más fácil. En CEAR me apoyaron para aprender el idioma, ir al médico, hacer la compra, gestionar documentos. Me he formado en atención sociosanitaria. Mis hijas han estudiado un grado de Formación Profesional. Actualmente trabajo en CEAR, siento que mi presencia es muy útil por mi experiencia similar al resto de las personas acogidas.”

“Soy de Nicaragua y hui a Costa Rica por problemas políticos. Fui reasentada en España en 2023 gracias a ACNUR. Me costó decidir venir al otro lado del mundo a empezar otra vez de cero, pero al final vine con mi hijo. Yo intento ser independiente. El gran problema que tengo es el alquiler porque en una habitación no aceptan a menores de edad, no se creen que voy a poder pagar. He hecho formaciones de logística y quiero seguir estudiando.”