humanitarian
activity in itself will go a long
WEY
towards pacifying the behaviour of warring nations and
creating conditions for a renewed dialogue. Over the last
few years, however, it has all too often been the view of
certain
administrations
that
because
humanitarian
interventions will take care of the victims,
situation can be allowed to
degenerate.
the political
This is
illusion.
That in itself makes them responsible
for
the
increasing inability of organisations like UNHCR to fulfil
their protection mandate.
Caught in this dilemma, humanitarian problems are condemned
to become an integral part of the political confrontations
which caused them. To sum up, humanitarian activity must ot
costs be divorced from political bargaining; the real
interests of governments, both now and in the long term,
all
lie
in this."
Let me conclude
by stating that we are keenly aware of the
complexities involved in the search for durable solutions and WE
desire to continue and to intensify in the months to come Our
dialogue with the Thai Government and other concerned governments
to explore all possible options. UNHCR is certainly conscious of
how often in the face of political
realities, desirable
the hope, that dealing
humanitarian solutions are frustrated, but I would add that
must remain committed to the possibility,
with refugees in a humanitarian manner can indeed be a harbinger
for progress on underlying problems which create refugees in
first place.
the
Thank you.