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Introduction: "1.1 This ‘Comprehensive Plan Addressing the Needs
of Displaced Persons on the Thailand/Myanmar
(Burma) Border in 2007/8’ has been prepared by t
he Committee for the Coordination of Services to
Displaced Persons in Thailand (CCSDPT) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) Regional Office in Bangkok...
1.2 The first CCSDPT/ UNHCR Comprehensive Plan was for 2006 and was drawn up through a participatory
process during 2005. It was presented to the Royal Thai
Government (RTG) at a workshop in December that
year. The 2006 plan was then expanded for 2006/ 7 and presented to Donors at a Donor Forum in May 2006
also attended by the National Security Counc
il (NSC) and the Ministry of Interior (MOI)...
1.3 The Comprehensive Plan for 2007/8 draws on the earlier
processes but this time also incorporates inputs
from UNHCR’s Strengthening Protection Capacity Projec
t-Thailand (SPCP-Thailand). This was initiated in
August 2006 and is another gap ident
ification exercise aimed at impr
oving the protection capacity of
Thailand to receive and protect refugees, enhance t
heir means of self-reliance and expand opportunities for
durable solutions...
1.4 The result is a more complete document whic
h summarises current protection and humanitarian
assistance services in 2007, anticipat
ed services in 2008 and gaps identif
ied in each sector. For many of the
most important gaps, specific project propo
sals with budget estimates are appended...
1.5 Implementation of the Comprehensive Plan will
require ongoing cooperation between all stakeholders
Specific challenges requiring action to move the pl
an forward are set out for CCSDPT/ UNHCR, the Donors
and the RTG...
