Asia Pacific Regional Protection Framework Dr Savitri Taylor - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Possibilities for an Asia Pacific Regional Protection Framework Dr Savitri Taylor APCRR3 presentation 26 November 2010 . Introduction The Australian Proposal East Timor processing centre The wider framework Protection-Centred
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Nationality Number (excl. deceased) Afghans 3349 Sri Lankans 1091 Iraqis 389 Other (Iranians, Burmese etc.) 1563 Total 6397
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protection framework is a processing centre or centres
– Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (in Central Asia NB Not Bali Process countries) – China, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands South Korea, Tuvalu (in East Asia and the Pacific) – Cambodia, Philippines (in South East Asia) – Afghanistan, Iran (in South West Asia) – NB South Asia is also included in “Asia & the Pacific” as defined by UNHCR but has no parties to the treaties specified.
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legal & physical protection needs 39% lack of local integration prospects 32% survivor of violence & torture 17% woman at risk 8% medical needs 3% other 1%
UNHCR submissions by criteria 2009
Other Family reunification Older refugees Children & adolescents
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24 countries provide annual refugee resettlement places*:
(11,200 - 14,000), Chile (66 in 2009), Paraguay (0 in 2009), Uruguay (14 in 2009), USA (80,000) in Americas
Denmark (500), Finland (750), France (100), Iceland (30), Ireland (200), Netherlands (500), Norway (1,200), Portugal (26 in 2009), Romania (40), Spain (75), Sweden (1,900), UK (750) in Europe. A few other countries provide resettlement places on an ad hoc basis.
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50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 A x i s T i t l e Resettlement need vs departures in 2009
Resettlement need UNHCR processing capacity Resettlement departures
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Asia Pacific 37% Europe 16% Middle East & North Africa 19% Americas 8% Rest of Africa 20%
Asia Pacific Central Asia East Asia & Pacific South Asia SE Asia SW Asia
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All Others Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, North Korea, Palau, PNG, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam
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Country Refugees to GDP (PPP) per capita Refugees to 1000 inhabitants Refugees to 1000 km2 Australia 0.6 1.1 2.9 Pakistan 745.1 9.6 1985.1 Bangladesh 163.9 1.4 1670.9 Nepal 100.6 3.7 736.5 Iran 98.6 14.4 659.5 India 67.3 0.2 58.6 China 51.1 0.2 32.1 Thailand 13.0 1.6 203.7 PNG 5.0 1.4 20.9 Malaysia 4.7 2.4 199.7
Indicators of asylum burden 2009
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Expense 2009-10 2010-11 budget Initiatives to address the situation of displaced persons 6,483,000 6,816,000 Regional cooperation & capacity building 28,879,000 27,170,000 Management & care of irregular migrants in Indonesia 5,000,000 3,031,000 UNHCR core funding 14,300,000 16,000,000
Australian Government Protection Support
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“Bali Process Countries”: – Australia, China, Fiji, France [New Caledonia], Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Kiribati, Macau SAR, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, North Korea, Palau, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Tonga, Vanuatu (East Asia and the Pacific) – Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka (South Asia) – Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam (South East Asia) – Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan (South West Asia) – Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Turkey (Western Asia NB excluded from UNHCR’s operational definition of “Asia & the Pacific”) “Bali Process Steering Group”: Australia and Indonesia (co-chairs), New Zealand (coordinator of Regional and International Cooperation on Policy Issues and Legal Frameworks activities), Thailand (coordinator
Enforcement activities), IOM and UNHCR.
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“Other Participating Countries” (observer status): Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, European Commission, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA “Other Bali Process Organisations” (observer status): Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asia Pacific Consultations on Refugees Displaced Persons and Migrants (APC), International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration Asylum and Refugees (IGC), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), World Bank.
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CO CHAIRS' STATEMENT, THIRD BALI REGIONAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE 14-15 APRIL 2009
“18. Ministers, while acknowledging that this Conference had not been convened to deal directly with the issue, noted that they would use their best endeavours to deal with the issues of refugees, particularly those based on humanitarian grounds. Ministers reaffirmed that nothing in this statement was intended to prejudice the legitimate rights of genuine refugees to seek and enjoy asylum in accordance with relevant UN Conventions and Protocols to which States are party, national law and practices….
countries, according to their national laws and national policies, could use their endeavours to play a part in ensuring protection and in finding solutions for refugees, while providing for return in a dignified and humane manner for those found not to be refugees. Indeed, for return to be sustainable, mobilization of international support and cooperation would be required. Ministers recognised that improving the availability of comprehensive and sustainable solutions for refugees might reduce the pressure for onward secondary movement and thereby complement the international community’s efforts comprehensively to combat people smuggling, trafficking in persons and related transnational crime.”
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Co Chairs' Statement, Third Bali Regional Ministerial Conference 14-15 April 2009 “26. Noting the persistence of current situations concerning the irregular movement of people in the Asia-Pacific region, Ministers considered that the Bali Process was well positioned to assist affected countries upon request. To this end, Ministers agreed that the Ad Hoc Group (AHG) mechanisms used during the establishment phase of the Bali Process be retasked to develop regional responses to these current challenges…
develop practical outcomes at the operational level to assist countries to mitigate increased irregular population movements; (b) to enhance information sharing arrangements between most-affected countries; and (c) to report to Co-Chairs through the Steering Group with concrete recommendations to inform future regional cooperation on people smuggling and trafficking in persons.”
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Co Chairs’ Statement First Ad Hoc Group Meeting, Bali Process, 27-29 July 2009 “13.The Meeting welcomed the proposal to establish a sub-group, or cluster, of affected countries of the Ad Hoc Group to better focus immediate efforts to coordinate regional responses to specific caseloads of irregular migrants. The cluster would provide a practical approach to cooperative engagement to address root causes of irregular migration and provide a forum for intelligence and information sharing, border immigration management, law enforcement and legal
engagement, the Meeting recommended that the cluster be open- ended and self-selecting to ensure the participation of interested members of the Bali Process [Ad Hoc Group]. The first caseload to be considered by the cluster will be the irregular movement of Sri Lankans. The Co-Chairs will support the efforts of key affected countries to establish the initial membership of the cluster. The Meeting noted that additional clusters could be established in the future.”
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14 - 15 December 2009: Ad Hoc Group: Cluster Group Meeting, Perth. 7 - 8 June 2010: Ad Hoc Group Workshop on Protection, Resettlement and Repatriation, Bali. 10 - 11 June 2010: Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials, Bali 22 – 23 November 2010: Workshop on Regional Cooperation on Refugees and Irregular Movements", Manila (Co-Hosted by the Government of the Philippines and UNHCR) 23 - 24 November 2010: Technical Workshop on Repatriation and Reintegration Assistance, Manila (Co-Hosted by the Government of the Philippines and IOM)
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