「準難民」制度、１２月施行　ウクライナ想定―改正入管法

　法務省は２６日、難民条約上の「難民」に該当しない紛争避難民を「補完的保護対象者」（準難民）として保護する制度を１２月１日に施行すると発表した。先の通常国会で成立した改正入管難民法に盛り込まれた新制度で、ウクライナやシリアからの避難民を想定。対象者には在留資格を付与し、安定的な支援を行う。（2023/09/26-14:11）

Japan's new system to grant quasi-refugee status to evacuees from conflict zones who are not recognized as refugees under the U.N. Refugee Convention will take effect on Dec. 1, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday.
   The system is included in the revised immigration control and refugee recognition law, enacted in June.
   The complementary protection system is intended to help evacuees from conflict-torn Ukraine and Syria. The government will give status of residence to such quasi-refugees and support them in a stable manner.
   Currently, the government allows evacuees from Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russia, to stay in Japan at the discretion of the justice minister as Tokyo does not recognize them as refugees under the U.N. convention.
   "It's a system to ensure the protection of those facing a humanitarian crisis. We aim to save many people from their sufferings by putting it into force as early as possible," Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi said at a press conference Tuesday.