UNHCR Global Report 2000: Thailand at a glance

Main Objectives
and Activities:
Ensure that the fundamentals of
international protection, particularly
the principles of asylum and nonrefoulement,
are respected and effectively
implemented; ensure that
refugee populations at the Thai-
Myanmar border are safe from
armed incursions, that the civilian
character of refugee camps is maintained
and that their protection and
assistance needs are adequately met;
promptly identify and protect individual
asylum-seekers; promote the
development of national refugee legislation
and status determination
procedures consistent with international
standards. ...