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The Syrian Experience of Migration to Spain
November 29, 201710:30 a.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe Ambassadors’ Hall (at Calle Alcalá, 62). First floor.
10:30 a.m.
Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
The REACH Initiative and Casa Árabe are presenting the results of the
latest study completed by the REACH Initiative in Spain, in a
partnership with the Mixed Migration Platform (MMP), on the experience
of migration amongst Syrians who reached Spain from 2015 to 2017
(routes, risks involving protection and future intentions).
Throughout all of 2017, an increase in irregular arrivals has occurred on Spanish coasts. In the month of September, the number of irregular entries reached 17,430, three times more than over the same time period in 2016. Among these, most of the refugees and migrants coming in from the Middle East were of Syrian origin.
The new study “On the Way to Spain: Syrian Migration to Europe via the Western Mediterranean route between 2015 and 2017,” carried out by REACH in partnership with the Mixed Migration Platform (MMP), attempts to achieve a better understanding of the routes traveled by the Syrians who came to Spain from 2015 to 2017, as well as the reasons which led them to choose those routes and Spain as a destination. Moreover, the study analyzes the protection risks found by Syrians in Algeria and Morocco, and their future intentions after arrival in Spain.
Taking part in the presentation are representatives of the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Security, international organizations, refugee intake centers and non-governmental organizations.
10.30 – 10.40 Welcome • Aldo Liga
10.40 – 11.10 Presentation of the study • Diana Ihring
11.10 – 12.30 Roundtable with main actors involved in reception and advocacy • Maria Jesus Herrera, Jefa de Misión, IOM
• Marta García, Protection Officer, ACNUR
• Natalia Momeñe, Coordinadora del Servicio de Primera Acogida del Proyecto de Refugiados de Cruz Roja en Madrid
• Jaime Pons M., Servicio Jesuita a Migrantes
• Amer Hijazi, Presidente de la Asociación de Apoyo al Pueblo Sirio
12.30 – 13.00 Q&A
The new study “On the Way to Spain: Syrian Migration to Europe via the Western Mediterranean route between 2015 and 2017,” carried out by REACH in partnership with the Mixed Migration Platform (MMP), attempts to achieve a better understanding of the routes traveled by the Syrians who came to Spain from 2015 to 2017, as well as the reasons which led them to choose those routes and Spain as a destination. Moreover, the study analyzes the protection risks found by Syrians in Algeria and Morocco, and their future intentions after arrival in Spain.
Taking part in the presentation are representatives of the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Security, international organizations, refugee intake centers and non-governmental organizations.
10.30 – 10.40 Welcome • Aldo Liga
10.40 – 11.10 Presentation of the study • Diana Ihring
11.10 – 12.30 Roundtable with main actors involved in reception and advocacy • Maria Jesus Herrera, Jefa de Misión, IOM
• Marta García, Protection Officer, ACNUR
• Natalia Momeñe, Coordinadora del Servicio de Primera Acogida del Proyecto de Refugiados de Cruz Roja en Madrid
• Jaime Pons M., Servicio Jesuita a Migrantes
• Amer Hijazi, Presidente de la Asociación de Apoyo al Pueblo Sirio
12.30 – 13.00 Q&A
Photo: Francesca Garofalo, 2017
REACH is a joint initiative by two international non-governmental organizations, IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED, and by the Program on Operational Satellite Applications (UNOSAT) of the United Nations’ agency UNITAR.
REACH contributes to the development of tools for gathering, analyzing and disseminating data and information products with the goal of improving the decision-making processes of humanitarian role-players and international cooperation institutions in contexts involving emergencies, post-emergency reconstruction and development. All of REACH’s activities are performed as part of official humanitarian coordination mechanisms and are aimed at creating alliances and synergies among agencies and organizations which are active in the field.
For further information, go to the website www.reach-initiative.org, contact geneva@reach-initiative.org and follow @REACH_info on Twitter.
REACH contributes to the development of tools for gathering, analyzing and disseminating data and information products with the goal of improving the decision-making processes of humanitarian role-players and international cooperation institutions in contexts involving emergencies, post-emergency reconstruction and development. All of REACH’s activities are performed as part of official humanitarian coordination mechanisms and are aimed at creating alliances and synergies among agencies and organizations which are active in the field.
For further information, go to the website www.reach-initiative.org, contact geneva@reach-initiative.org and follow @REACH_info on Twitter.