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UNHCR INFORMAL CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENTS, GENEVA, 16-17 FEBRUARY 1989
I attended this meeting in Geneva.
a list of participants at Annex B.
The agenda is at Annex A and
The meeting was patchy, in terms of usefulness and relevance to us but there were the usual helpful opportunities for liaison
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on the margins. For example, I was able thanks to UKMIS hospitality
to give Mr Zuercher lunch and talk over the Mendis
affair in some detail.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Opening a tour de table I mentioned recent trends, Mendis and Thirukumar. There were a number of interesting points:
Switzerland Turks now represent more than half their new asylum applications. There has been a recent upsurge of arrivals of young Tamils. They have recently announced a
quota of refugees to be taken from countries of first
asylum: 1,000 over 2 years.
Sweden About 80% of asylum-seekers are eventually allowed to stay in one category or another (25% Convention refugees, 38% quasi refugees, 18% "war resisters"). They are allowing all pre-1988 arrivals to stay unless they are criminals or security risks.
Norway Applications overall fell by 23% in 1988 to 6,600, attributed to stricter criteria and a visa requirement for Chile. Applications from Ethiopians and Somalis (over 500)
rose.