‘Historic development’ in Thailand as it moves towards ending statelessness for nearly 500,000 people
The decision announced on Friday will benefits 335,000 long-time residents and members of officially recognized ethnic minority groups, along with approximately 142,000 of their children born in Thailand.
‘Historical development’
Ms. Hai Kyung Jun, the United Nations refugee agency (UN), said: “This is a historic development.”UNHCR) Director of Asia and Pacific Office. The measure is expected to significantly reduce statelessness, resolving the situation of the majority of the nearly 600,000 people currently registered as stateless in the country.
The agency said Thailand’s commitment to eliminating statelessness has made the Government a leader in addressing this humanitarian challenge.
The country recently committed at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum to tackle statelessness and is one of the founding members of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness, an initiative issued by this organization. UNHCRUnited Nations refugee agency, in Geneva last month.
The whole country also actively participates Get everyone in the photo campaign, from the United Nations regional commission ESCAPEThis promotes the Decade of civil registration and vital statistics across Asia and the Pacific, will end this year.
UNHCR has expressed its commitment to continue working closely with the Royal Thai Government in implementing this groundbreaking decision and ending statelessness overall.
