Since 1995, UNHCR has been hosting the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement  (ATCR) on a yearly basis. At this international conference, representatives of states, NGOs and international organisations come together in Geneva every June to discuss current developments in the field of resettlement and to develop joint strategies. The delegations to the ATCR come from current as well as emerging resettlement countries.

Every year, the ATCR is chaired by another country – since June 2017 by Germany. The state chair is held by Department M3: Residence and Humanitarian Reception of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, while the non-governmental co-chair is held by the Departement of Migration and Integration of the German Caritas Association. In its capacity as co-chair, the German Caritas Association actively shapes the conference programme together with the Federal Ministry and UNHCR and ensures that the perspectives of civil society actors are adequately represented at the conferences.

Within the framework of the ATCR, the Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) is organized. While the ATCR is designated to the discussion of strategic- political issues, the WGR focuses on integration policy and the exchange of best practices. This year, the Working Group on Resettlement took place on 21-23 February in Friedland and Berlin.