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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.