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Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Country Operations Fact Sheets (September 2014
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Afghan refugees: 2.6 million Afghan refugees worldwide, incl. 2.5 million in the Islamic Republics of Iran and Pakistan. Afghan refugees represent 40 per cent of the global protracted refugee population, and 20 percent of the world’s total refugee population. Afghans are the third largest group seeking asylum in industrialised countries (19,300 in the first half of 2014). The Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees (SSAR) is an internationally-endorsed initiative to address the protracted situation of Afghan refugees, by supporting voluntary repatriation, sustainable reintegration and assistance to host countries. Other long-staying refugees in Asia are refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia, and refugees from Bhutan in Nepal. Irregular maritime movements of mixed populations that include persons of concern to UNHCR have been prevalent in the Asia-Pacific region for many years, but movements through South-East Asia, largely originating from the Bay of Bengal, have increased at a particularly rapid rate following inter-communal violence in Myanmar in June 2012.
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Publication
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Keywords:
REFUGEES, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, REFUGEE STATUS, ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEE ASSISTANCE, RESETTLEMENT, AFGHAN REFUGEES, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, REFUGEES IN TRANSIT, CIVIL SOCIETY, TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, SMUGGLING, CAPACITY BUILDING, MIGRATION, EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION, WATER, SANITATION, FOOD SECURITY, EMERGENCY SHELTER, EMPOWERMENT, STATELESSNESS, DISPLACED PERSONS, REFUGEE CAMPS
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Thematic Group:
UNHCR
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Refugees and Migration
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Thesaurus:
13.01.00
- Protection Of And Assistance To Refugees And Displaced Persons
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