{"id":528,"date":"2017-09-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/2017\/09\/10\/iom-thailand-pledges-funds-for-pakistani-returnees\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T05:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:29:10","slug":"iom-thailand-pledges-funds-for-pakistani-returnees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/iom-thailand-pledges-funds-for-pakistani-returnees\/","title":{"rendered":"IOM Thailand Pledges Funds for Pakistani Returnees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <b><br \/>IOM Thailand Pledges Funds for Pakistani Returnees     <\/b><\/p>\n<div>BPCA Chairman Wilson Chowdhry recently had the opportunity to meet Josh Hart in the Bangkok offices of the International Organization for Migration, a<br \/>\n    leading intergovernmental organization that has facilated &#8220;humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all&#8221; among 166 member states since 1951.<br \/>\n    The deteriorating conditions of Pakistani Christians in Bangkok have garnered growing concern to other member states in addition to those evident by<br \/>\n    Thailand&#8217;s continued treatment. There are an estimated 3000-4000 Pakistani Christian asylum seekers remaining in Bangkok as of the publication of this<br \/>\n    article.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>According to IOM there has been a total of 2700 failed asylum applicants and BPCA has been asked to assess the number of Pakistanis that want to be voluntarily<br \/>\n    repatriated to Pakistan. Funding limitations mean that financial help returning to Pakistani soil is being assigned with a lot of discretion, though<br \/>\n    the hope is that funding prospects will improve early next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;As discussed, IOM Thailand\u2019s AVRR programme currently has very limited funding available until the end of the year unfortunately. As such, we need to<br \/>\n    be extremely selective when it comes to approving applications to the AVRR programme.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div>The IOM continues to look for ways to assist Pak-asylum seekers in Thailand and has solicited our expertise with this population &#8220;on the ground&#8221;. The IOM<br \/>\n    had requested that we communicate any direct feedback from Pakistani Asylum Seekers regarding their conditions and desires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>BPCA is thankful for the cooperation between agencies like that allows us to better serve those in need of relief from what has become a long nightmarish<br \/>\n    waiting game. Pak-Asylum seekers need to communicate with these organizations so effective advocacy can be properly achieved and we want to make sure<br \/>\n    there is proper funding found to meet the need for return, should that be what individual asylum seekers decide.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IOM Thailand Pledges Funds for Pakistani Returnees BPCA Chairman Wilson Chowdhry recently had the opportunity to meet Josh Hart in the Bangkok offices of the International Organization for Migration, a leading intergovernmental organization that has facilated &#8220;humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all&#8221; among 166 member states since 1951. 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