Chapter III.
PLEDGES
reflecting the existing cooperation and showing ways for further cooperation in all areas covered by the mandate of the UNHCR.
First of all, the Memorandum includes a strong commitment of Austria to
the 1951 Convention and the protection of those in need. More precisely,
the Memorandum will refer to a number of measures in order to safeguard
the high quality of the Austrian asylum system, in particular the standards
for asylum procedures as well as the reception system. Furthermore, in
brief, the following actions are foreseen in the Memorandum:
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Introduction of a coordination mechanism
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Periodic meetings between UNHCR and the MOI
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Cooperation to safeguard the quality of asylum procedures
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Cooperation to safeguard the quality of reception conditions
• Cooperation in the field of integration of persons found to be in
need of international protection
• Cooperation in the field of aliens police matters as far as the mandate of UNHCR is concerned
• Austria will be ready to review her implementation of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons on the basis of the
guidelines which are currently being elaborated by UNHCR
• Cooperation in the field of human trafficking as far as the mandate
of UNHCR is concerned
The Government of Austria pledges to intensify efforts in order to guarantee the best possible integration of those in need of international
protection.
In the wide field of integration, persons with international protection status are of particular importance. Therefore the Federal Ministry of the Interior is fully committed to focusing its integration efforts also on this particularly sensitive group. In this regard, there will be an in-depth cooperation
with the UNHCR Office when it comes to the establishment of integration
measures for refugees and persons with subsidiary protection status.
The following concrete integration measures, which are also open for refugees, are and will be established:
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Language Courses
Financial support for participation in school events
Stipend for highly talented students
Courses facilitating access to the labor market
Facilitation of the recognition process
Support for the founding of new enterprises
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