In the search for
other durable
solutions, UNHCR has beer
actively cooperating with the Ministry of Interior in an effort
to identify refugees who may have a claim to
and. upon verification
this claim, to
Thai citizenship
facilitate their
of
in
integration.
project is underway to document such people
various camps such as Ban Nam Yao and Kap Cherng and to assist
them in proving
however
is
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their claims.
The largest group
involved.
in the Trat Province where, in the past 18 months,
process.
Dians
hand.
A
about 5,000 Koh Kon people have been processed by the
authorities and granted legal alien status. Apart from the legai
to facilitate their integration are now also in
socio-economic survey has been completed, the locel
infrastructure is being strengthened through the construction of
additional schools and health facilities now nearing completion
and 2 masterplan for low-cost housing
projects is being
and
self-sufficiency
prepared through an understanding between
UNHCR, the Ministry of Interior and a Voluntary Agency.
of
As far as Laotian arrivals are concerned, it is now exactly one
year since the procedure for individual eligibility determination
asylum-seekers was put into place, with UNHCR acting as an
observer to the process. During the past twelve months, a total
of 2,008 cases comprising 5,113 persons have been reviewed by
Screening Committees resulting in the acceptance of 2,938 persons
and the rejection of 1,373 persons whilst 802 persons remain
The majority of the arrivals have been
pending a
decision.
Lowland Laotians.
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