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Between Jan - July 2024, 972 people applied for international protection, a 23% decrease compared to the same period in 2023. Main countries of origin are Eritrea, Syria, and Colombia. In 2023, the fist instance protection rate was 71%.
395 people were granted temporary protection in Jan-July 2024 (874 in 2023, and 3,649 temporary protection certificates renewals). 4,228 people were active beneficiaries of temporary protection (BTP) by the end of 2023.
Reception capacity: By end of 2023, the national reception agency was providing accommodation to 2,605 asylum seekers, 2,114 refugees and 1,335 BTP. 397 additional reception places were created during the year.
HIGHLIGHTS
Exchanges with key administrations
Following the formation of a new government at the end of 2023 and the restructuration of ministerial competencies, UNHCR has, on the basis of the Memorandum issued in the context of the 2023 October elections, pursued its advocacy with the new General Department of Immigration and the national reception agency to inter alia maintain a protective and effective asylum system and ensure access to dignified reception conditions.
Unaccompanied and separated children (UASC)
As a follow-up to its December 2023 report on the situation of UASC in Luxembourg—which reiterated the need to mainstream forcibly displaced children into national child protection schemes—UNHCR pursued its engagement on this topic focusing on effective access for UASC who have a family member in Luxembourg to family reunification with their parents.