UN High Commissioner for Refugees Asylum Appeals Backlog Project Jobs in Kenya

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Asylum Appeals Backlog Project Jobs in South Africa

The UNHCR and the Government of South Africa have agreed to put resources together and prioritise the eradication of these outstanding cases.

The prioritised cases are ring fenced and would be processed as a once off appeals backlog project (ABP). The purpose of ring fencing these backlog applications for adjudication is to ensure that the normal daily processing of RAB appeal applications continues unhindered.

To date the total “unfounded” cases awaiting an appeal hearing total 147,794 from 81 countries. Out of this number, 80 500 is the old backlog located around 2011, that requires special prioritization.

The top twenty countries represent 99% (146,438) of the total volume. 13 countries in the top 20 are from countries not known to be refugee sending countries with the total of 96,935 applications, whilst seven countries in the top 20 are known to have some form of international protection need (49,503).

Within the above cases there are different categories that may require particular considerations informed by the readiness of each file for adjudication by the RAB.

There needs to be a process design that incorporates the process flow for circumstances where a file is incomplete and not ready for adjudication as well as a process flow when files are ready for adjudication.

The categorisation of similar or same asylum claim will allow the department to determine responses tailor-made for each case.

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