Afghan Displacement situation

Transformational potential:

• Expands to Central Asia the EU long term support to displaced Afghans and host communities in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan
• Supports durable solutions for displaced Afghans and promote their inclusion at community level and into the national programmes of host countries.
• Supports delivery of humanitarian and basic needs assistance to vulnerable displaced in Afghanistan
• Ensure synergies and coordination with bilateral programming in involved countries and the TEI on sustainable jobs and growth in Pakistan

The Team Europe Proposal focuses on 3 Pillars (Protection, Durable solutions and Migration management), at national, cross-border and regional level. It complements other actions implemented at country and regional level with particular attention to categories of vulnerable people (women, youth and children, return and host communities):

Pillar 1: Protection

• Strengthening Policy dialogue on Protection, durable solutions, labour migration and visa procedures
• Protection Space, including social inclusion, community dialogue,& support to civil documentation and resettlement

Pillar 2: Durable Solutions

• Provision of basic services and resilience building: increasing access to health and education
• Jobs creation, skills development and access to the labour market, including support to MSMEs

Pillar 3: Migration management

• Migration management, including border management, fight against smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings
• Labour migration and mobility, including engagement with the diaspora

The geographic scope:

• Areas of high displacement and return in Afghanistan
• Areas with high numbers of Afghan nationals in Iran, Pakistan and Central Asia