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Children as young as 11 have been beheaded by ISIS-linked militants who have killed more than 2,500 people over the last three years

Work to revamp the asylum system begins in South Africa Format Over 153,000 asylum seekers who have been waiting many years for a decision on their applications for asylum will have their cases heard and decided, thanks to a new agreement signed today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa. The USD 9.6 million agreement (USD 2.6M from Department of Home Affairs and USD 7M from UNHCR) sets in motion a project to eliminate delays and the backlog in asylum decisions in a bid to revamp the refugee management system by 2024.

Getty Images The Backlog Project was launched to deal with the more than 153 000 backlog of asylum seekers in South Africa.  It will now take four years instead of the originally estimated more than 60 years.  Of the 266 694 refugees and asylum-seekers in South Africa, two-thirds of them do not have access to the full rights and privileges of refugee status. South Africa has been praised for including refugees and asylum seekers in its Covid-19 vaccine plans. “The mantra that we’re only safe if everyone is safe will be manifested,” said Valentin Tapsoba, Director of the Regional Burea...

Asylum Backlog Project aims to eliminate SA backlog by 2024 Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by The Department of Home Affairs, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Refugee Agency officially launched the $9.6-million Asylum Backlog Project, a joint endeavour to eliminat...

SADC cancels meeting to discuss Islamic insurgency in Mozambique while EU delegation arrives to explore possible assistance