In 2001, starting from the experience of decentralised and networked reception activities, performed between 1999 and 2000 by associations and NGOs, the Ministry of Interior – Department of Immigration and Civil Liberties, the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr) signed an agreement for the establishment of the “National Asylum Programme”. That is …

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Throughout the national territory, there are local bodies making part of the System of Protection for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR) that ensure “integrated reception” activities to asylum seekers and holders of international protection. Any local project within the Protection System, under the provisions of integrated reception measures and besides supplying accommodation and meals, provides for social assistance activities to …

SPRAR’s local bodies receive international protection seekers and holders: people that already applied for asylum (protection seekers), or were granted the status of refugee or any other form of protection (subsidiary or humanitarian). International protection seekers are men, women and children forced to leave their country of origin due to persecution, war, violation of human rights. They had to leave …

The Central Service was established by the Ministry of Interior – Department of Immigration and Civil Liberties – entrusting ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities) of its management. The Central Service is in charge of: Monitoring the presence in the area of international protection seekers and holders; Creating, maintaining and periodically updating a databank of activities implemented at the local …