30 May 2015

News: Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean

Thailand hosted a "Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean" on 29 May 2015.  Here is a summary of the discussions, along with proposals and recommendations.

Other relevant documents/statements include:
- Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea: Proposals for Action (UNHCR, IOM & UNODC, May 2015) [text]
- Joint NGO Statement Ahead of the Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean, Bangkok, 29 May 2015 [text]
- South East Asia: ‘Boat People’ Crisis Summit an Opportunity That Must not be Missed (Amnesty International, May 2015) [text]
- Statement by Volker Türk, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, at the Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean, 29 May 2015, Bangkok, Thailand (UNHCR, May 2015) [text]

*Reports on and reactions to the outcome (will be updated as needed):
- Bangkok Meeting a Failure as Delegates Avoid Discussion of Key Issues in Regional Migrant Crisis (ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, May 2015) [text]
- "South-east Asian Countries Fail to Agree on Cause of 'Boat People' Crisis," The Guardian, 29 May 2015 [text]
- The Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean: Falling Short of Expectations (APRRN, June 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (27 May 2015)

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