Nupo Temporary Shelter Profile March 2016

Verified Populaon - March 2016 Background Nupo camp was established in 1997 to accommodate refugees 11,310 * fleeing offensive aacks from . It is the smallest and the most remote camp in . Populaon profile In March 2005, a number of refugees recognized under UNHCR's Gender mandate in 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 Chrisan 49% Buddhist 43% Muslim 8%

*According to Verificaon 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 Acvies District. A refugee Camp Commiee is directly involved in camp governance, and received support • Ensure access to asylum, legal, material and physical protecon. from the Karen Refugee Commiee. • 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 protecon through the promoon and applicaon of monitor security. Territory Defense Volunteers, known as Or Sors, are employed and trained by the a Child Protecon Framework. MOI to provide internal camp security. • Strengthen self-reliance and help secure livelihood opportunies. • Secure durable soluons for all refugees from Myanmar.

Reselement Stascs Departures by Country of Reselement unl March 2016 Total (persons) 2% 5% unl 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 is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convenon 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 fighng” and “persons fleeing polical persecuon” for thousands of asylum seekers in Nupo. Between 2005 and 2006 the PAB recognized virtually all of the unregistered populaon at that me.

With UNHCR support in 2012, RTG started conducng 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 reseled and/or of the registered camp residents who are in process of reselement. There have also been submissions for persons with protecon and medical concerns. This is not a general registraon PAB exercise and the condions 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 Commiee (ARC)

Protecon and Community Services

• Child protecon, assistance for vulnerable individuals Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR)

• Prosthesis, disability social inclusion and mine risk educaon Handicap Internaonal (HI)

• SGBV prevenon and response American Refugee Commiee (ARC)

Registraon

• Registraon and Status Determinaon Ministry of Interior (MOI)

Shelter

• Repair materials for shelters The Border Consorum (TBC)

Non-Food Items (NFIs)

• NFI distribuon The Border Consorum (TBC)

Food and Nutrion

• Food distribuon The Border Consorum (TBC)

Educaon

• Educaon and vocaonal training Advenst Development & Relief Agency (ADRA)

• Educaon Save The Children (STC)

• Educaonal libraries Shan Volunteer Associaon (SVA)

• Educaon, skills and knowledge building World Educaon / Consorum (WE)

Reselement

• Post-approval reselement services Internaonal Organizaon for Migraon (IOM)

• The US reselement service IRC Reselement Support Center (IRC-RSC)

UNHCR financially supported

For updated sectorial informaon from Nupo Camp, please consult: hps://www.unhcr.or.th and hp://www.commonservice.info