1. The Annual Solidarity Pool, which shall include the contributions set out in the Council implementing act referred to in Article 57 as pledged by the Member States during the meeting of the High-Level Forum, shall serve as the main solidarity response tool for Member States under migratory pressure on the basis of the needs identified in the Commission proposal referred to in Article 12.
2. The Annual Solidarity Pool shall consist of the following types of solidarity measures, which shall be considered of equal value:
(a) relocation, in accordance with Articles 67 and 68:
(i) of applicants for international protection;
(ii) where bilaterally agreed by the contributing and benefitting Member State concerned, of beneficiaries of international protection who have been granted international protection less than three years prior to the adoption of the Council implementing act referred to in Article 57;
(b) financial contributions provided by Member States primarily aiming at actions in Member States related to the area of migration, reception, asylum, pre-departure reintegration, border management and operational support, which may also provide support for actions in or in relation to third countries that might have a direct impact on the migratory flows at the external borders of Member States or improve the asylum, reception and migration system of the third country concerned, including assisted voluntary return and reintegration programmes, in accordance with Article 64;
(c) alternative solidarity measures in the field of migration, reception, asylum, return and reintegration and border management, focusing on operational support, capacity building, services, staff support, facilities and technical equipment in accordance with Article 65.
Actions in or in relation to third countries referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b), of this paragraph shall be implemented by benefitting Member States in accordance with the scope and objectives of this Regulation and of .
3. Financial contributions referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), for projects in third countries shall, in particular, focus on:
(a) enhancing the capacity of asylum and reception in third countries, including by strengthening, human and institutional expertise and capacity;
(b) promoting legal migration and well-managed mobility, including by strengthening bilateral, regional and international partnerships on migration, forced displacement, legal pathways and mobility partnerships;
(c) supporting the assisted voluntary return and sustainable reintegration programmes of returning migrants and their families;
(d) reducing the vulnerabilities caused by migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings as well as anti-smuggling programmes and anti-trafficking programmes;
(e) supporting effective and human rights-based migration policies.