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The history of the displaced persons issue is traced, from its origins in localised flight from fighting in Myanmar, to large-scale influxes of refugees, or displaced persons as the RTG has termed them. Thailand’s history of providing refuge to refugee populations, notably those from Indochina, is outlined, and partly explains the RTG’s reluctance to once again bear the burden of another large-scale refugee issue. The RTG’s status as a non-signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, and the policy issues that have arisen from this, is explored. The evolution of the RTG’s practice is also mapped, where areas such as education and health care have developed in spite of formal policy restricting self-reliance and any move towards local integration.
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Vungsiriphisal, P., Bennett, G., Poomkacha, C., Jitpong, W., Reungsamran, K. (2014). RTG Policy Towards Displaced Persons from Myanmar: Development and Current Status. In: Vungsiriphisal, P., Chusri, D., Chantavanich, S. (eds) Humanitarian Assistance for Displaced Persons from Myanmar. SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace(), vol 17. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02795-1_3
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