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Ban Mai Nai Soi Temporary Shelter
Profile
March 2016
Background Verified Popula%on -­‐ March 2016
Ban Mai Nai Soi camp, so-­‐called Site 1, is the result of consolidaOon of Ban Tractor and Ban Kwai camps in 1996. IniOally, Ban Mai Nai Soi accommodated around 1,800 refugees from the two original camps. The camp populaOon grew gradually due to ongoing fighOng at the bordering area in Myanmar.
10,406 *
Popula%on profile
Gender
Female 49% Male 51%
Due to its iniOal seTng which was close to the neighboring Thai villages, the camp was relocated to the present locaOon.
Age
18 years and above: 55%
5-­‐17 years: 33%
Below 5 years: 12%
Ethnicity
Karenni 95% Shan/Thai Yai 3% Other 2%
Religion Animist 51% ChrisOan 33% Buddhist 15% Other 1%
*According to Verifica#on Exercise conducted from Jan-­‐Apr 2015 and subsequent changes to-­‐date
Loca%on Ban Mai Nai Soi camp is in Muang District, Mae Hong Son Province, approximately 2 km. from the Thai-­‐Myanmar border and approximately 26 km. from Mae Hong Son town and takes about 45 minutes to reach the camp. It has a surface area of 551 acres (2.23 sq.km.). Governance The Ministry of Interior (MOI) is responsible for administraOon in nine camps. Ban Mai Nai Soi Camp Commander is the District Officer of Muang District. A refugee Camp Commi`ee is directly involved in camp governance, and received support from the Karenni Refugee Commi`ee (KnRC).
Some personnel from the Military Taskforce 7 are staOoned near the camp to monitor security. Territory Defense Volunteers, known as Or Sors, are employed and trained by the MOI to provide internal camp security. UNHCR Ac%vi%es
• Ensure access to asylum, legal, material and physical protecOon.
• Work towards the eliminaOon of sexual and gender-­‐based violence and improve the quality of response.
• Ensure child protecOon through the promoOon and applicaOon of a Child ProtecOon Framework.
• Strengthen self-­‐reliance and help secure livelihood opportuniOes.
• Secure durable soluOons for all refugees from Myanmar.
Rese>lement Sta%s%cs
Departures by Country of Rese>lement
un#l March 2016
Total (persons) un#l March 2016 20,416 16,294 14,961
Submitted
Accepted
3%
6%
Departed
USA
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5%
Australia
Finland
Other**
86%
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**Norway, New Zealand, Canada, Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland
Access to Asylum
Thailand is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee ConvenOon and its 1967 Protocol and does not have legislaOon regulaOng the status of refugees. In accordance with MOI regulaOons, admission to the camps and access to asylum in Thailand is the responsibility of the Provincial Admission Boards (PAB). Unlike the other border province, Mae Hong Son developed a large backlog of PAB case due to stricter applicaOon of eligibility criteria. However, the PAB was able to clear the backlogs in 2009. With UNHCR support in 2012, RTG started conducOng 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 rese`led and/or of the registered camp residents who are in process of rese`lement. There have also been submissions for persons with protecOon and medical concerns. This is not a general registraOon PAB exercise and the condiOons are strict.
Humanitarian Organiza%ons
Health
• Health informaOon system
Premiere Urgence Aide Medicale InternaOonale (PU-­‐AMI)
• Health services InternaOonal Rescue Commi`ee (IRC)
Water, Hygiene & Sanita%on
• Water and sanitaOon
InternaOonal Rescue Commi`ee (IRC)
Protec%on and Community Services*
• Training and awareness raising on legal related issues
InternaOonal Rescue Commi`ee (IRC) Legal Assistance Centre (LAC)
• Women’s protecOon and empowerment
InternaOonal Rescue Commi`ee (IRC) Women’s ProtecOon and Empowerment (WPE) -­‐ working closely with UNHCR
• Life development skills for children
Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR)
• Child protecOon, assistance for vulnerable individuals
Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR)
• Prosthesis, disability social inclusion and mine risk educaOon
Handicap InternaOonal (HI)
• Psycho-­‐social assistance
InternaOonal Rescue Commi`ee (IRC)
Registra%on
• RegistraOon and Status DeterminaOon
Ministry of Interior (MOI)
Shelter
• Repair materials for shelters
The Border ConsorOum (TBC)
Non-­‐Food Items (NFIs)
• NFI distribuOon
The Border ConsorOum (TBC)
Food and Nutri%on
• Food distribuOon
The Border ConsorOum (TBC)
Livelihoods
• Livelihoods
Agency for Technical CooperaOon and Development (ACTED)
• Livelihoods (agricultural project)
Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR)
• Agriculture and markeOng for preparedness
The Border ConsorOum (TBC)
Educa%on
• EducaOon
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)
• Nursery school, women study program
Women’s EducaOon for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE)
Rese>lement
• Post-­‐approval rese`lement services
InternaOonal OrganizaOon for MigraOon (IOM)
• The US rese`lement service
IRC Rese`lement Support Center (IRC-­‐RSC)
UNHCR financially supported For updated sectoral informaOon from Ban Mai Nai Soi Camp, please consult: h`ps://www.unhcr.or.th and h`p://www.commonservice.info