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Article: Roundup: UNHCR, Thai govt at odds over refugee status determination
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- July 2, 2003
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Roundup: UNHCR, Thai govt at odds over refugee status
determination
BANGKOK, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commission for
Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday afternoon clarified its activities in
Thailand as consented by the Thai government and in accordance with
related international conventions.
"UNHCR has carried out its work in Thailand with the full consent
and cooperation of the government since 1975," said the UNHCR
regional office for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in a press
release.
The press release was issued in response to media inquiries about
UNHCR's role and activities in Thailand, particular in connection
with refugee status determination.
The UNHCR generally ...