Main area: Migration
Theme: Other support to migrants and refugees in developing countries and to their hosting communities
Assessment: ODA-eligible
Provider country: Spain/EU
Recipient country: Costa Rica
Implementing agency: Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN)
Budget (EUR million): 2.3
Year(s): 2021-2024
Purpose code: N/A
Case number: Migration / 30
Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in vulnerable conditions in Costa Rica
The European Union is promoting a regional initiative to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and address the regional impact of the Venezuelan crisis. This proposed regional action would include a combination of projects and budget support with the overall objective of mitigating the impact of COVID-19 and contributing to the long-term socio-economic resilience of vulnerable communities in the region, in particular migrants and refugees. The action will be implemented in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Costa Rica.
General Objective: Contribute to the mitigation of the impact of COVID-19 on health and favour the economic inclusion of the migrant, refugee and refugee-seeking population in vulnerable conditions.
Specific Objectives:
Improve the beneficiaries’ access of the insurance agreement of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), in vulnerable conditions, to comprehensive health care services.
Promote migration regularization and linkage to the National Employment System (SNE) as a channel for access to decent employment for the migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking population in vulnerable conditions.
Improved access to comprehensive health care services for the population benefiting from the CCSS insurance agreement.
Health and administrative personnel of the CCSS are sensitized to good treatment.
Implementation of a disclosure and communication strategy intended for institutional staff and the beneficiary population.
Development and implementation of a strategy of articulation between civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, private companies and public institutions to promote orderly access to the employment program offered by the National Employment System.
Strengthening of the national process of identification, registration and regularization of the beneficiary population's immigration and labour status.
Implementation of a disclosure and communication strategy intended for employers and beneficiary population about the National Employment System services, migration and labour rights and the specific procedures for the National Employment Directorate (DNE) and its Labour Migration Department.
This activity is deemed ODA-eligible. The activity is focused on addressing long-term migration challenges by building the capacity of the Costa Rica’s Government to protect the social and economic inclusion of Venezuelan migrants. This activity complies with Principles 1 and 3 given its primary focus on the promotion of economic development and welfare of a developing country. It is also well aligned with the examples of ODA-eligible activities given under Criterion 4, in particular capacity building activities that promote the establishment and implementation of processes for safe, orderly and regular migration with a focus on social and medical services.
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