Return at any cost?

A cooperation of Bread for the World, medico international, foundation PRO ASYL and the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Increasing the number of returns is a declared goal of the Federal Government. Furthermore, it is dominating migration policy decisions in the EU. For this purpose, deportations and means to promote "voluntary return" are reinforced. This project is being pursued irrespectively of the situation in the countries of origin, which often do not allow for a safe return and reintegration.

Development cooperation is more and more being used to serve these regulatory interests. By 2020, the BMZ has earmarked app. 150 million euros for the "Perspektive Heimat" program alone in order to support return to countries such as Kosovo, Afghanistan or Nigeria and facilitate reintegration.

We aim at connecting the political debate and the conditions of counselling here in Germany and the situation in countries of origin. What does it mean for people seeking protection and migrants to return to conflict-ridden countries? Under which preconditions is it possible to talk about a sustainable reintegration? How "voluntary" is supported return actually? What is the scope for action?
This and further questions will be discussed with:
 

• Hadi Marifat, Afghanistan Human Rights & Democracy Organization
• Bente Scheller, Heinrich Böll Foundation
• Christian Klos, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community
• Uwe Kekeritz, Parliamentary Group Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
• Bernhard Braune, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Moderation: Kristin Helberg, journalist/author

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Please use this link for more Information on the symposium - to join the symposium, please register until 14th October 2019!

For more information please contact:
Maria Kind
Africa Department
E kind@boell.de