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How many volrep flights per month have you had in

past and how many you think you will get in the

the

future?

In the past, UNHCR have established a pattern of having between 5 to 6 flights per month under their voluntary repatriation programme. In future, we envisage that the same pattern will continue but

with far more volunteers coming forward to avail

themselves of the opportunity to join the UNHCR

programme.

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W111 Hanoi build another reception centre or expand the existing one to cope with more voluntary and

involuntary returnees?

A matter for the Vietnamese to decide but clearly

not an immediate problem we have been able to

return well over 1,300 people per month in the

past.

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complement the agreement, will screening speeded up?

be

Speeding up screening remains our objective and action is in hand to recruit additional immigration officers and interpreters. One additional RSRB has

already been set up.

screening of the existing camp population (28,000 unscreened) within 18 months.

It is our aim to complete

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