Humanitarian Assistance For Displaced Persons From Myanmar: Royal Thai Government Policy And Donor, Ingo, Ngo And Un Agency Delivery (springerbriefs In Environment, Security, Development And Peace)

This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This volume examines the protracted refugee situation at the Thai–Myanmar border. Displaced persons are kept in closed settlements, and this has limited their self-reliance. A resettlement program has been implemented and many refugees have been accepted in resettlement countries. Repatriation is not recommended as a durable solution unless Myanmar becomes a safe place for return. Funding and intervention policies of international organizations and NGOs vary. Donors prefer to switch humanitarian assistance to development aid. The book provides realistic policy recommendations for a durable solution for refugees at the borders. Practitioners and policymakers from governments, international organizations and NGOs will benefit from its findings. The volume is also helpful for anyone studying forced migration and its denouement in the globalized age. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-8 Literature Review....Pages 9-32 RTG Policy Towards Displaced Persons from Myanmar: Development and Current Status....Pages 33-52 RTG Policy and the Needs of the Displaced Persons....Pages 53-77 Solutions and Policy Options....Pages 79-87 Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 89-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 Introduction....Pages 99-111 Literature Review....Pages 113-133 Funding Policy, Project Implementation Strategies and Cooperation Strategies with the RTG....Pages 135-143 The Dynamics, Needs and Constraints of Stakeholders....Pages 145-156 The Impacts of Existing Intervention Mechanisms, Including Gender-Related Aspects....Pages 157-169 The Limitations and Constraints on Effective Intervention Mechanisms....Pages 171-178 Conclusions and Recommandations....Pages 179-188 Back Matter....Pages 189-245 4.3 ... Gaps in the RTG Policy Response to Displaced Persons' Needs and Existing Interventions4.3.1 Protection; 4.3.2 Shelter Administration; 4.3.3 Accreditation and Access to Higher Education Level; 4.3.4 Confinement Policy and Income Generation Activities; 4.3.5 Resettlement; 4.4 ... RTG Contribution to the Displaced Persons' Situation; References; 5 Solutions and Policy Options; Abstract; 5.1 ... Introduction; 5.2 ... Admission to the Settlement and Status Determination; 5.3 ... Improved Situation; 5.4 ... The Openness of RTG's Policy Towards a Durable Solution; 5.4.1 Increased Opportunity for Resettlement 2.3.1 Period 1: Origins of the Camps2.3.2 Period 2: The Fall of the Buffer Zone; 2.3.3 Period 3: The Search for Solutions; 2.4 ... RTG Policy Characteristic and Policy Stakeholders; 2.5 ... The Impact of the Policies; 2.5.1 Impact on Displaced Person Registration; 2.5.2 Impact on Freedom of Movement; 2.5.3 Impact on Livelihood and Basic Services; 2.6 ... Policy Responses to Changing Circumstances and Durable Solution; 2.6.1 Local Integration; 2.6.2 Voluntary Repatriation; 2.6.3 Resettlement; References; 3 RTG Policy Towards Displaced Persons from Myanmar: Development and Current Status; Abstract 3.1 ... Introduction3.2 ... Formulation of RTG Policy and Responsible Bodies; 3.3 ... Development of RTG Policy Towards Displaced Persons from Myanmar; 3.3.1 Flexibility at the Beginning; 3.3.2 Movement Tightened Up; 3.3.3 Internationalising the Issue; 3.3.4 Resettlement Permitted; 3.3.5 Displaced Person, Not a Recognised Refugee; 3.3.6 Chronology of the RTG Policy Towards Displaced Persons from Myanmar; 3.4 ... Policy and Practice, Realities on the Ground; 3.4.1 Confinement; 3.4.2 Status Determination and Registration; 3.4.3 Education; 3.4.4 Employment; 3.4.5 Vocational Education and Training Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; Executive Summary: Part I; Executive Summary: Part II; Part IAnalysis of the Royal Thai Government Policy Towards Displaced Persons from Myanmar; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 ... Statement of the Problem; 1.2 ... Research Objectives, Study Framework and Study Areas; 1.2.1 Research Objectives; 1.2.2 Study Framework; 1.3 ... Methodology; References; 2 Literature Review; Abstract; 2.1 ... Introduction; 2.2 ... The Implication of the Status of Displaced Persons; 2.3 ... Historical Development of the Royal Thai Government Policy Towards Displaced Persons 3.4.6 Internationalisation and the Role of UNHCR3.5 ... Factors Influencing RTG Policy; 3.5.1 Internal Factors; 3.5.2 External Factors; References; 4 RTG Policy and the Needs of the Displaced Persons; Abstract; 4.1 ... Introduction; 4.2 ... Needs of Displaced Persons; 4.2.1 Protection; 4.2.2 Administration in the Settlements; 4.2.3 Well-Being; 4.2.3.1 Basic Needs; 4.2.3.2 Health Services; 4.2.4 Education; 4.2.5 Individual Registration and Children's Rights; 4.2.6 Livelihoods, Economic Activity and Employment; 4.2.7 Resettlement; 4.2.8 Local Integration; 4.2.9 Preference for the Future