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Charting Thailand's refugee path
Oped, Published on 15/08/2025
» In the mid-1970s, conflict and upheaval across this region forced millions of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to flee their homes in fear. Amidst this chaos, Thailand became a sanctuary for these refugees, offering safety and hope to those displaced.
UNHCR supports Thailand in making statelessness history
Published on 02/12/2024
» Building on the recent resolution by the Thai Cabinet to accelerate a pathway to nationality for nearly half a million stateless people, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) today reaffirmed its commitment to make statelessness in Thailand a thing of the past. At an event in Bangkok coordinated between the Royal Thai Government and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, senior Thai officials shared Thailand’s bold vision on how to empower close to half a million people who are currently stateless to become productive Thai nationals.