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Minimum Standards for reception, protection, and qualification of asylum seekers in Estonia MINAS-2 |
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Estonian passport inspection (photo provided by the Estonian Board of the Border Guard)
Summary
In 2006, IOM and its partners successfully implemented the MINAS-1 pilot project, funded under the ERF 2005 national call for proposals in Estonia. In the MINAS-2 follow-up project, IOM and UNHCR will jointly facilitate, in close cooperation with other project partners, the provision of technical assistance and capacity building for Estonian officials in order for Estonia to meet the requirements of the Act on “Providing International Protection to Aliens”. This Act aims to harmonize Estonian law with European Union directives on temporary protection, reception conditions, and qualification of asylum seekers. The current project aims to deepen the impact and widen the scope of activities carried out in the pilot project.
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Target Group
Officials from the Ministry of Interior, Citizenship and Migration Board, and the Ministry of Social Affairs; Labour Market Board officials and labour market consultants; Border guards; Reserve officers; Legal Aid providers, judges, lawyers, and law students; Asylum seekers.
Project Partners
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Regional Office in Stockholm The Ministry of Interior Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs Estonian Board of Border Guard Citizenship and Migration Board British Embassy in Tallinn
Countries Involved
Donors - ERF National Programme, Estonia
- The Ministry of Interior
- UNHCR
- Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs
- Estonian Board of Border Guard
- Citizenship and Migration Board
- British Embassy in Tallinn
    
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 February 2008 )
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