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2015 Year-End reportDownloaded on 23/11/2016
Operation: Thailand
Location
Latest update of camps and office locations 13 Jan 2016. By clicking on the icons on the map, additional information is displayed.
Phnom Penh
Mae Hong Son
Cox's Bazar
Mae Sot
Kanchanaburi
Buthidaung
Yangon*
Dawei
Hpa-An
Mawlamyine
Mae Sariang
Bangkok (RO)
Sittwe
Loikaw
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People of Concern
13%DECREASE IN
20152015 560,832
2014 644,761
2013 647,624
Refugees
Refugees
55 145
55 145
Refugee-like situation
Refugee-like situation
53 116
53 116
Asylum-seekers
Asylum-seekers
8 271
8 271
Stateless
Stateless
443 862
443 862
Others of concern
Others of concern
438
438
Refugees Refugee-like situation Asylum-seekers StatelessOthers of concern
Budgets and Expenditure for Thailand
Budgets and Expenditure for ThailandM
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Budget Expenditure
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016*10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Working environmentIn 2015, the political and economic situation in the wake of the military coup was largely stable, despiteincreased security and immigration enforcements.Thailand is neither a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention nor the Statelessness Conventions andcontinues to treat non-Myanmar people of concern without a valid visa as illegal aliens, exposing them tohigher risks of arrest, detention, deportation and exploitation. Mixed maritime movements originating from the Bay of Bengal resulted in the death of approximately 370refugees and migrant in 2015. In light of this situation, efforts to enforce anti-trafficking and anti-smugglinglaws in Thailand were strengthened.
Population trendsThere were 1,830 new urban asylum-seekers in Thailand in 2015, bringing the total number of refugees andasylum-seekers to 1,912 and 7,082 respectively.New figures released by the Government of Thailand showed a decrease in the number of stateless people,with over 18,770 individuals having been granted Thai nationality over the last three years. In 2015, over 109,800 verified Myanmar refugees lived in nine camps along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Achievements and impact Through joint advocacy efforts between UNHCR and other partners, bail-releases from detention increasedfrom 15 to 55 per cent and exemptions from bail for children under 14 was implemented. In a pilot project, UNHCR and a partner opened five in-school service centres to assist stateless children andfamilies in accessing nationality procedures.UNHCR and the Government of Thailand conducted a major verification exercise and issued 1,853 birthcertificates in the border camps.A UNHCR field office in Hat Yai was established as part of the Bay of Bengal response, ensuring enhancedprotection and access to Rohingya people of concern.
Unmet needsField monitoring activities were curtailed due to funding constraints. Despite a three-fold increase in the number of asylum-seekers since 2012, resources continued to bestretched and a significant refugee status determination backlog remained. Processing times also increased,resulting in higher risks of arrest, detention and exploitation for persons of concern to UNHCR.Because of insufficient funding, UNHCR prioritized health care and social assistance for the most vulnerableurban refugees and asylum-seekers and could only support to distribution of sanitary kits for six months ofthe year for 36,000 refugee women in the border camps.
2015 Expenditure for Thailand | USDThe following table presents the final budget and funds available by pillar and the final expenditure at the objective-level, as reported atyear-end.
Pillar 1Refugee programme
Pillar 2Stateless programme
Total
Final Budget 37,165,542 1,197,917 38,363,459
Income from contributions* 4,609,780 0 4,609,780
Other funds available / transfers 8,906,211 517,851 9,424,062
Total funds available 13,515,991 517,851 14,033,842
Expenditure by Objective
Favourable Protection Environment
Law and policy 0 148,231 148,231
Legal remedies and legal assistance 669,764 0 669,764
Access to territory 458,956 0 458,956
Subtotal 1,128,720 148,231 1,276,951
Fair Protection Processes and Documentation
Registration and profiling 250,978 0 250,978
Status determination 906,054 0 906,054
Civil status documentation 202,013 0 202,013
Subtotal 1,359,045 0 1,359,045
Security from Violence and Exploitation
SGBV prevention and response 486,550 0 486,550
Non-arbitrary detention 1,258,835 0 1,258,835
Child protection 1,341,831 0 1,341,831
Subtotal 3,087,215 0 3,087,215
Basic Needs and Essential Services
Health 761,174 0 761,174
Reproductive health and HIV/ Aids response 123,209 0 123,209
Basic and domestic and hygiene Items 953,402 0 953,402
Services for persons with specific needs 341,221 0 341,221
Education 525,724 0 525,724
Subtotal 2,704,729 0 2,704,729
Community Empowerment and Self Reliance
Self-reliance and livelihoods 255,181 0 255,181
Subtotal 255,181 0 255,181
Durable Solutions
Solutions strategy 1,499,458 0 1,499,458
Voluntary return 909,302 0 909,302
Resettlement 1,051,746 0 1,051,746
Greater reduction of statelessness 0 274,076 274,076
Subtotal 3,460,506 274,076 3,734,583
Leadership, Coordination and Partnerships
Coordination and partnerships 168,042 46,519 214,561
Subtotal 168,042 46,519 214,561
Logistics and Operations Support
Supply chain and logistics 78,199 0 78,199
Operations management, coordination and support 1,274,352 49,025 1,323,377
Subtotal 1,352,551 49,025 1,401,576
2015 Expenditure Total 13,515,991 517,851 14,033,842
Pillar 1Refugee programme
Pillar 2Stateless programme
Total
*Income from contributions includes indirect support costs that are recovered from contributions to Pillars 3 and 4, supplementary
budgets and the “New or additional activities – mandate-related” (NAM) Reserve. Contributions towards all pillars are included under
Pillar 1.
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