INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

• CYPRUS
• PRE-DONORS CONFERENCE
• Brussels, 15 April 2004

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Comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem -
THE FOUNDATION AGREEMENT

• Annex VI, Article 5, point 2 Persons other
  than Cypriot citizens who, on the date of entry
  into force of the Foundation Agreement, reside in
  areas subject to territorial adjustment and have
  lived in Cyprus for no less than five years, may
  apply for financial assistance to relocate to
  their country of origin. Such assistance shall be
  in the form of cash grants payable on their
  arrival in their country of origin, within five
  years of entry into force of the Foundation
  Agreement. The amount of the grant shall be in
  accordance with a scale, based on a figure of no
  less than 10,000 Euros for a household of
  four.29
• 29. Observation The services of the
  International Organization for Migration could be
  requested in this regard

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RETURN AND REINTEGRATION OF NON CYPRIOT NATIONALS
TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

• Objective
• To facilitate the humane and orderly return and
  reintegration of persons other than Cypriot
  citizens currently residing in Cyprus through the
  provision of return assistance and targeted
  reintegration support in their country of origin

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Assessment Phase - 3 months

• Assessment in Cyprus, aiming at
• Identifying partners (Government, UN, other Ios,
  NGOs, media, etc.)
• Defining the target group individuals, families
  - and their locations
• Identifying areas of origin in Turkey of
  potential participants
• Assessing readiness / conditions for return and
  reintegration in Turkey
• Assessing transport routes/means and identify
  potential partner companies
• Planning and setting up an information
  campaign/referral network

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Assessment Phase - 3 months

• Assessment in Turkey, ev. other origin countries,
  aiming at
• Linking up with the Turkish government, UN,
  financial institutions, NGOs to establish a
  referral network
• Mapping reintegration possibilities, including
  housing and employment opportunities
• Studying the needs of the local communities, so
  as to plan for capacity building initiatives
  targeting both returnees and local communities
• Providing the Relocation Board in Cyprus with
  concrete information about reintegration
  possibilities for the caseload

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Programme Phase 1 5 months

• Development and signing of agreements/MoUs with
  the relevant parties involved, in particular with
  concerned governments, the UN, financial
  institutions etc. defining respective roles and
  interventions and outlining responsibilities of
  the partners
• Establishment of an IOM operational presence in
  Cyprus, strengthening IOM presence in Turkey

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Programme Phase 1 5 months

• Producing information material on return and
  reintegration options, including timely, unbiased
  and reliable reference on the reintegration
  possibilities in the country of origin
• Disseminating information materials to
  beneficiaries and relevant partners
• Providing counseling, including, if necessary,
  psychosocial and health counseling.

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Programme Phase 1 5 months

• Identification, registration, profiling and
  documentation of the caseload
• Establishment of a database to be duly
  protected and kept under the applying regulations
  on privacy rights - containing all the necessary
  information for the return and reintegration
  phase in the country of origin.
• Medical examination and documentation
• Travel documents and formalities

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Programme Phase 1 5 months

• Organisation of transport and reception,
  including the movement co-ordination between IOM
  and the authorities in the country of origin
• Organisation of Transit assistance where
  applicable
• Pre embarkation fit-to-travel medical checks and
  (medical) escorts, assistance in reaching final
  destination

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Programme Phase 1 5 months

• Setting up of reintegration assistance
  mechanisms
• payment of reinstallation grants
• including ensuring that grants reach returnees
  and
• timing payments to ensure that returnees do not
  feel incentivated to return to Cyprus upon
  receipt of grant
• referrals to NGOs and other support agencies for
• designing individual reintegration schemes
• employment generating support, such as
  micro-enterprise development projects and other
  institutional support
• training

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Phase 2 Return and Reintegration years 2 - 4

• Return and reintegration
• Database development and maintenance
• Support to the reintegration process through
  regular visits to the districts and communities
• Identification of possible problems arising from
  this process to take remedial action
• Capacity building assistance to local communities
  and institutions to ensure integration and local
  socio-economic development

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COST ESTIMATES (in )

• Assessment (Cyprus, Turkey) 300.000
• (3 months)
• Year 1 (6000 pax/1500 families)
• (5 months phase 1 plus 7 months phase 2)
• Staffing 950.000
• Transport costs (400/pax)
  2.400.000
• Medical assistance 1.000.000
• Information Campaign
  400.000
• Operational costs/reintegration assistance
  700.000
• IT/database/maintenance
  250.000
• Reinstallation grants (based on FA)
  15.000.000
• Total 21.000.000