Refugees and displaced persons were still unable to return to their homes.

The Thailand Immigration Bureau has arranged the man to return to China.

Return of smuggled migrants

One priority of his country's migration policy was the return of Crimean Tatars.

That further complicated the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their place of permanent residence.

China regards the defectors as illegal migrants rather than refugees and often forcibly repatriates them.

11. Underlines the right of migrants to return to their country of citizenship

Taking Back Immigration

A. Refugees and returnees

III. THE PROBLEM OF THE RETURN OF REFUGEES

(b) Return of displaced populations.

A transferring State must seek the return of any transferred person whose rights are at risk.

Repatriation Programmes Financing repatriation programme with the International Organization for Migration.

In cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and WFP, UNHCR started the organized return of internally displaced persons in May 2005, mainly from southern and western Afghanistan.

44. The return of refugees from abroad should only occur when conditions exist for them to return in safety to their homes of origin.

(d) Sudanese refugees and returnees

UNMIL continued to assist the return of Government officials to their duty stations, including 168 internal revenue collectors to 13 revenue collecting posts, 206 customs officers to 11 rural customs posts and 379 Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization officers.

The Chairperson suggested the addition of the word transfer after the words return ( refouler') in paragraph 1.

In 2005, more than 5,400 refugees returned to Rwanda, in addition to the almost 13,500 who returned in 2004.

Finally, there was some consideration of the roles to be played by international organizations, including UNHCR, as a catalyst, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), to facilitate return.

(b) Construction of dwellings for old caseload returnees

(b) Examination of issues relating to forcible displacement of populations, including threats of removal, and the return of persons who have been displaced

There was a realization that the issue of return has a broader context, going beyond refugee protection and merging in with global migration concerns.

(b) Matters related to the return of smuggled migrants

Matters related to the return of smuggled migrants

An estimated 100,000 refugees have returned spontaneously, while 8,113 have returned with assistance from UNHCR.

Some point out that IOM departed prematurely, whereas others are of the opinion that all those who wanted to return have been given the possibility of doing so.

In a remarkable development, 271,991 Sierra Leonean refugees returned, of whom 190,515 came from Guinea, 79,915 from Liberia and 1,561 from other countries in the region.

It was hoped that 35,000 would return by the end of the year.

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Furthermore, UNDP in its reply noted that returnees in particular are exposed to the danger of landmines during return or in the areas of return.

Finally, there was some consideration of the roles to be played by international organizations, including UNHCR as a catalyst and IOM, to facilitate return.

The ratio between the number of returnees and the number of persons arrested is as follows nearly 15,000 entries and 366 arrests, i.e. 0.5 per cent of the total.

How to facilitate return, including importantly through development related activities in the country of origin was an important focus for a number of delegations.

Large scale refugee returns also took place to Iraq (194,000), mainly from the Islamic Republic of Iran.

All refugees hoped to return to their homeland.

C. The return of Croatian Serb refugees

III. CONSEQUENCES OF REFUGEE AND RETURNEE MOVEMENTS

E. Illicit transfer and non return (art. 11)

As at 1 June, an estimated 175,000 refugees had returned spontaneously, while 17,500 had returned in an organized manner with UNHCR assistance.

Its information is based on requests by returning registered refugees for transfer of their entitlements for services to the areas to which they have returned and subsequent correction of records.

13. Under the terms of international law, primary responsibility for protecting and assisting refugees and returnees lies with the States which are hosting them.

The Palestinians in question had decided to return home after the signing of the Oslo peace agreements.

The total number of returnees includes 14,283 Angolans who returned between January and May 1998.

There was general agreement with UNHCR for a regional approach to returns as well as the linkage between repatriation and return, and rehabilitation and reconstruction.