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E. Resettlement

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Continued resettlement of Vietnamese refugees benefiting from temporary refuge in South-East Asia is a vital component of the Comprehensive Plan of Action.

1. Long-Stayers Resettlement Programme

9. The Long-Stayers Resettlement Programme includes all individuals who arrived in temporary asylum camps prior to the appropriate cut-off date and would contain the following elements:

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(a) A call to the international community to respond to the need for resettlement, in particular through the participation by an expanded number of countries, beyond those few currently active in refugee resettlement. expanded number of countries could include, among others, the following: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Federal Republic of, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.

(b) A multi-year commitment to resettle all the Vietnamese who have arrived in temporary asylum camps prior to an agreed date, except those persons already found not to be refugees under established status-determination procedure and those who express the wish to return to Viet-Nam. Refugees will be advised that they do not have the option of refusing offers of resettlement, as this would exclude them from further resettlement consideration.

2. Resettlement Programme for Newly-De ermined Refugees

10. The Resettlement Programme for Newly-Determined Refugees will accommodate all those who arrive after the introduction of status determination procedures and are determined to be refugees. Within a designated period after their transfer to the resettlement area, those determined to be refugees shall receive an orientation briefing from a UNHCR representative that explains the third-country resettlement programme, the length of time current arrivals may be expected to spend in camp awaiting resettlement, and the necessity of adhering to the rules and regulations of the camp.

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11. Wherever possible, a pledge shall be sought from the resettlement countries to place all those determined to be refugees, except those expressing the wish to return to Viet-Nam, within a prescribed period. shall be the responsibility of UNHCR, with the full support of all the resettlement countries and countries of asylum, to co-ordinate efforts to ensure that departures are effected within that time.