The Dynamics, Needs and Constraints of Stakeholders

The current situation is looked at from the perspectives of the different actors, in terms of commitment to finding a solution and to carrying on funding when change appears distant. The attitude of the different actors to the standard durable solutions is examined; international humanitarian agencies have long favoured local integration as a sustainable solution, one which the Royal Thai Government (RTG) implacably opposes. Resettlement has had some effect, but there is a question mark over its continued operation, and it has not reduced camp size, because new arrivals have replaced those who have gone. Gradually, there is an acceptance among most actors, including long-term donors, that voluntary repatriation must be at the heart of any sustainable solution; the challenge remains how to make Myanmar feel like a safe place of return for those who have fled, and for those born in the camps who have no memory of Myanmar.