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NPO-Mar 2016 Nupo Temporary Shelter Profile March 2016 Verified Popula%on - March 2016 Background Nupo camp was established in 1997 to accommodate refugees 11,310 * fleeing offensive aacks from Myanmar. It is the smallest and the most remote camp in Tak Province. Populaon profile In March 2005, a number of refugees recognized under UNHCR's Gender mandate in Mae Sot were transferred to Nupo camp, in line with Female 51% Male 49% the policy of the Royal Thai Government that all recognized refugees from Myanmar must reside in the temporary shelters. Age 18 years and above: 55% 5-17 years: 32% Below 5 years: 13% Ethnicity Karen 86% Burman 10% Other 4% Religion Chrisban 49% Buddhist 43% Muslim 8% *According to Verifica#on Exercise conducted from Jan-Apr 2015 and suBsequent data changes to-date Locaon Nupo camp is in Umphang District, approximately 10 kilometers from the Thai-Myanmar border and 228 kilometers from Mae Sot. It has a Governance surface area of 158 acres (0.64 sq.km.). The Ministry of Interior (MOI) is responsible for administraon in nine camps. Nupo Camp Commander is the Deputy District Officer of Umphang UNHCR Ac%vi%es District. A refugee Camp Commiee is directly involved in camp governance, and received support • Ensure access to asylum, legal, material and physical protecbon. from the Karen Refugee CommiSee. • Work towards the eliminaon of sexual and gender-based violence and improve the quality of response. A Thai Ranger Unit is staoned near the camp to • Ensure child protecbon through the promobon and applicaon of monitor security. Territory Defense Volunteers, known as Or Sors, are employed and trained by the a Child Protecbon Framework. MOI to provide internal camp security. • Strengthen self-reliance and help secure livelihood opportunibes. • Secure durable solubons for all refugees from Myanmar. Rese>lement Sta%s%cs Departures By Country of Rese>lement un#l March 2016 Total (persons) 2% 5% un#l March 2016 12,275 9,251 8,891 Submitted Accepted Departed !7,000!! USA 13% !6,000!! Australia !5,000!! Sweden !4,000!! Other** 80% !3,000!! !2,000!! !1,000!! **Norway, New Zealand, Canada, Finland, Netherlands, UK & N. !"!!!! Ireland, Denmark, and Japan 2005$ 2006$ 2007$ 2008$ 2009$ 2010$ 2011$ 2012$ 2013$ 2014$ 2015$ 2016$ Access to Asylum Thailand is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convenbon and its 1967 Protocol and does not have legislaon regulang the status of refugees. In accordance with MOI regulaons, admission to the camps and access to asylum in Thailand is the responsibility of the Provincial Admission Boards (PAB). At the end of 2005, the Tak PAB, assessed the status of “persons fleeing fighbng” and “persons fleeing polibcal persecubon” for thousands of asylum seekers in Nupo. Between 2005 and 2006 the PAB recognized virtually all of the unregistered populaon at that bme. With UNHCR support in 2012, RTG started conducbng a "Fast Track" procedure that provides access to the PAB to the unregistered camp residents in the nine temporary shelters if they are immediate family members of those who were already reseSled and/or of the registered camp residents who are in process of reseSlement. There have also been submissions for persons with protecbon and medical concerns. This is not a general registraon PAB exercise and the condibons are strict. Humanitarian Organizaons Health • Health care, health informaon system and psycho-social support Premiere Urgence Aide Medicale Internaonale (PU-AMI) Water, Hygiene & Sanitaon • Sanitaon Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR) • Water and sanitaon American Refugee CommiSee (ARC) Protecon and Community Services • Child protecbon, assistance for vulnerable individuals Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR) • Prosthesis, disability social inclusion and mine risk educaon Handicap Internaonal (HI) • SGBV prevenbon and response American Refugee CommiSee (ARC) Registra%on • Registraon and Status Determinaon Ministry of Interior (MOI) Shelter • Repair materials for shelters The Border Consorum (TBC) Non-Food Items (NFIs) • NFI distribubon The Border Consorum (TBC) Food and Nutri%on • Food distribubon The Border Consorum (TBC) Educaon • Educaon and vocaonal training Advenbst Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) • Educaon Save The Children (STC) • Educaonal libraries Shanb Volunteer Associaon (SVA) • Educaon, skills and knowledge building World Educaon / Consorbum (WE) Rese>lement • Post-approval reseSlement services Internaonal Organizaon for Migraon (IOM) • The US reseSlement service IRC ReseSlement Support Center (IRC-RSC) UNHCR financially supported For updated sectorial informaon from Nupo Camp, please consult: hSps://www.unhcr.or.th and hp://www.commonservice.info.
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