STATEMENT: Comprehensive and coordinated regional action urgently needed to address the biggest escalation of irregular maritime movement by Rohingya since the 2015 Andaman Sea Crisis

December 15, 2023

Dhaka, 15 December 2023 – Protecting Refugees in Asia (PRiA) project partners call for a comprehensive and coordinated regional response to address the recent escalation of irregular maritime movement by Rohingya to Indonesia. Over 2,000 Rohingya have arrived in Indonesia by boat since the beginning of October 2023 and more are expected to arrive in…

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ADSP-ICVA Statement – The SSAR Support Platform: ‘Showing Resilience, Seeking Solutions’

December 13, 2023

At the 2023 Global Refugee Forum, the Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP), in partnership with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), delivered a joint statement during the session entitled ‘The SSAR Support Platform: ‘Showing Resilience, Seeking Solutions’ – High-Level Event at the Global Refugee Forum’. The full written statement is available below, as well…

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NGO Statement on Protection at UNHCR 74th Executive Committee Meeting

October 14, 2023

In October 2023, ADSP Project Manager for the SHARP-Asia project Malini Sivapragasam delivered the NGO Statement for Protection at the UNHCR 74th Executive Committee Meeting on behalf of the global NGO community. The oral statement was the result of wide consultation and engagement with the NGO community through the support of the International Council of…

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NGO Statement on Asia and the Pacific

March 10, 2022

On 8 March, ADSP Manager Evan Jones delivered the oral NGO Statement on Asia and the Pacific on behalf of a wide range of NGOs at the 83rd meeting of the UNHCR Standing Committee.  The delivered statement is below:  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE  HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME  STANDING COMMITTEE  83rd MEETING  08-10 MARCH 2022  NGO Statement on Asia…

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Statement: Rising instability necessitates immediate suspension of deportations to Afghanistan

July 15, 2021

  16 July 2021 Statement: Rising instability necessitates immediate suspension of deportations to Afghanistan Kabul, 16 July 2021: The Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP) supports the request made by the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) for the immediate suspension of returns to Afghanistan. With growing insecurity, conflict between state and non-state actors, mounting humanitarian…

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ADSP Statement – Thailand: Collaboration Between the Royal Thai Government, Humanitarian Actors, ASEAN States and the International Community is Critical to Meeting the Protection and Humanitarian Needs of Refugees from Myanmar

April 8, 2021

Please see the full statement in English here. Please see the full statement in Thai here. THAILAND: COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT, HUMANITARIAN ACTORS, ASEAN STATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL TO MEETING THE PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR 8 April 2021 Renewed fighting between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic groups near…

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