The notification of decisions granting or refusing subsidiary protection status is temporarily suspended for applicants from Gaza and the West Bank

The Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGVS) announced on 20 October 2023 that the notification of decisions granting or refusing subsidiary protection status to applicants from Gaza and the West Bank is suspended until the CGRS has sufficient objective information to assess the security situation in the Palestinian territories accurately.

In the context of recent events and the volatile situation in the Palestinian territories, and more specifically the Gaza Strip, the CGRS announced that it will continue to process cases. The CGRS will continue to notify decisions granting refugee status, in which an individual well-founded fear of persecution is clearly established and decisions of inadmissibility for a person enjoying a protection status in another Member State.

However, the notification of decisions granting or refusing subsidiary protection status is suspended. This suspension is only temporary, and applies until the CGRS has sufficient objective information to accurately assess the security situation in the Palestinian territories.

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