Govt mulling agreement with UNHCR over issue of refugees, asylum seekers in Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The government is considering entering into an agreement with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees regarding the commission’s role and responsibilities towards refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia.

While stressing that Malaysia was not a member country of the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol on the Status of Refugees, Ahmad Zahid said the government respected the mandate of the establishment, functions and roles of UNHCR as provided under Resolution 319 of the UN General Assembly and Resolution 428 UN General Assembly .

He said the government was also very concerned about the significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers holding UNHCR cards in Malaysia, namely 75,617 people in 2009 to 185,760 people in March this year. Ahmad Zahid said the meeting also took note of UNHCR’s action of registering 948 people who claimed to be refugees from Indonesia, with among the reasons given was that they had married other refugees in Malaysia, even though it was known that Indonesia was not experiencing any humanitarian crisis.

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