1. MODULE OBJECTIVES:

This course aims to provide leaners with the knowledge, skills and critical understanding needed to adopt an evidence-based and reasoned approach to refugee management according to international laws, conventions and human rights and management of refugee and displaced populations across the spectrum from emergency relief to sustainable development and long-term solution.

2.MODULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

In this course, trainee will learn about international laws and conventions related to refugee; principles, rights and legal framework for refugees and protection processes and long-term solutions for refugee’s problems. We will discuss refugee and asylum seeker legal frame work; differences and relationship between mix movements and refugee; humanitarian principles and civilian and humanitarian character of asylum; and protection processes like child protection, housing, land and property protection, education as international rights for refugees; detention and advocacy for refugees and we will  discuss on local integration, voluntary repatriation and resettlement as proposed long-term solutions for refugees problem.

Core information will be presented in lectures and in-depth discussions which will take place in seminars involving group work based around case studies and problem-solving exercises.

3. MODULE CONTENT:

Main Theme

 

PRINCIPLES, RIGHTS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR REFUGEE

Session 1

Refugee and asylum seeker

Session 4

Humanitarian principles

Session 2

Migrant, third country nationals and stateless persons

Session 5

Civil-military coordination

Session 3

Civilian and humanitarian character of asylum

  

Main Theme

 

PROTECTION RESPONSES AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS

Session 6

Child protection

Session 11

Identifying persons with specific needs (PWSN)

Session 7

Connectivity for refugees

Session 12

Advocacy for refugee

Session 8

Detention (and freedom of movement) of persons of concern

Session13

Accountability to affected populations

Session 9

Education as human right for refugee

Session 14

Long term solutions for refugees (local integration, voluntary repatriation, resettlement)

Session 10

Housing, land and property

4. TARGET AUDIENCE:

The target audience for this module includes officials from Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) and in any relevant audience.

5. DELIVERY TIME AND VENUE:

Visit www.rmi.rw for the detailed Training Calendar. The venue and time may be adjusted according to the trainees' request, terms and conditions apply.