| Author (Corporate) | European Asylum Support Office |
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| Publisher | EU |
| Series Title | Country of Origin Information Report |
| Series Details | November 2016 |
| Publication Date | 2017 |
| Content Type | Report |
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The EASO COI Portal is a gateway to Country of Origin Information (COI) produced by EU+ states and EASO in the context of asylum procedures. It also provides selected COI authored by EU institutions, such as the European Parliament and the External Action Service (EEAS). COI produced by other organisations (non-governmental organisations, international organisations, research institutes, etc.) is not collected in the Portal since such information can be easily accessed via other complementary platforms such as ecoi.net or Refworld. It provides carefully selected information on countries of origin to assist asylum practitioners (COI researchers, caseworkers, decisions and policy makers, lawyers, legal aid providers and judges). It allows users to be updated on COI events and publications and on COI workshops or conferences organised by EASO. EASO COI Portal, was launched in early 2016.The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published this Country of Origin Information (COI) Report in November 2016. The report is a second update of the version first published in February 2015 and provides a comprehensive overview of the security situation in Afghanistan, information relevant for the protection status determination of Afghan asylum seekers. Until the end of September 2016, Afghanistan ranked 2nd in the top countries of origin in EU+ countries, with more than 153,000 applicants. In addition, the Afghan applications constitute the largest backlog of all countries of origin. By the end of September 2016, there were more than 230,000 pending asylum applications from Afghan nationals in the EU+. |
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| Source Link | http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2847/50006 |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Southern Asia |
