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===[[Strengthening Asylum for Refugees And Asylum Seekers in Cyprus, 2012|Strengthening Asylum for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Cyprus]]===

As implementing partner to the UNHCR representation in Cyprus, the Future Worlds Center is responsible for monitoring the access of asylum seekers to the asylum procedure of the Republic of Cyprus as well as the access to rights by asylum seekers and refugees, provide individual advice, support and counselling.  The purpose of the particular action is to reduce the difficulties of asylum seekers to get access to general information on the refugee concept, rights and obligations under the national asylum procedure, the provision of legal advice and counselling as well as the necessary well targeted interventions with the relevant staff in the ministries to address shortcomings in policy and practice. In practical terms the legal advisors of the project also provide assistance to asylum seekers with deserving cases to prepare their appeals for the Reviewing Authority.  The current project is also responsible for facilitating the local integration of recognized refugees and raising awareness over the plight of refugees within the local community.