GERMANY
LESSONS LEARNED
• Emergency responses should be replaced
with long-term services.
Responses to the emergency needs of refu-
gees in recent years have been immediate
and efficient. Nevertheless, as the emergency
situation is over, emergency measures need
to be phased out and replaced by sustainable,
long-term services. It is important to offer
proper housing facilities with safe, humane
and dignified conditions. To achieve the goal
of integration, durable solutions for refugee
children and young people need to be found
and promptly implemented.
• Cooperation and legal clarity are key to
achieve the best outcomes.
Cooperation among stakeholders is essential,
but it is most effective when there is clarity
on legal and policy frameworks. Similarly,
developing well-functioning networks of
services and organisations is what enables
high-quality services that complement rather
than duplicate each other, which eventually
contributes to a more effective and robust
care system.
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