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Created
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06DUSHANBE587
2006-04-03 10:36:00
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Embassy Dushanbe
Cable title:
ONE STEP AHEAD OF CRISIS: UNHCR'S UZBEK REFUGEE CONTINGENCY
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UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000587
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, PRM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF UZ KZ TI
SUBJECT: ONE STEP AHEAD OF CRISIS: UNHCR'S UZBEK REFUGEE CONTINGENCY
PLANS FOR TAJIKISTAN
UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000587
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, PRM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF UZ KZ TI
SUBJECT: ONE STEP AHEAD OF CRISIS: UNHCR'S UZBEK REFUGEE CONTINGENCY
PLANS FOR TAJIKISTAN
1. UNHCR Tajikistan summoned international donors and related
refugee organizations March 30 to discuss the full gamut of
refugee issues in Tajikistan, including the need for contingency
plans in the event of a mass refugee influx following internal
disorder in Uzbekistan. Post also sees a need for a
predetermined plan of action and continues to work closely with
UNHCR.
2. UNHCR formulated a modular response plan designed to quickly
ascertain Uzbek refugee numbers and apply the needed physical
and political support. The modules stipulate the level of
support and amount of supplies needed to assist different
numbers of refugees, staggered to respond appropriately to a
trickle or a flood. Though no longer housing Afghan refugees,
UNHCR maintains a camp near Kurgan Tyube, in southern
Tajikistan, to use in case of a new refugee housing need.
Arrangements have been made with UNHCR support facilities in
Dubai and Copenhagen to fly goods and food to Tajikistan as
needed. UNHCR maintains a trained global emergency response
team, to arrive on site within 72 hours of an emergency, and has
flagged Tajikistan (with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan) as a
critical support area in case of serious internal disorder in
Uzbekistan. Konsortium International, UNHCR's local partner in
Khujand, is also preparing for Uzbek refugee needs in northern
Tajikistan, adjacent to the Uzbek Ferghana Valley and less than
three hours from Tashkent.
3. Francisco Galindo-Velez, UNHCR Tajikistan Representative,
spent several months in Kyrgyzstan following the Andijon crisis
and is committed to applying the lessons learned there, should a
new refugee crisis arise. He asked international missions to
assist UNHCR in conversations and planning with the Tajik
government, especially the Border Forces and MFA, to ensure that
all players and parties can respond to a crisis in unison.
Whether ten or ten thousand refugees, UNHCR and Post intend to
be ready if Uzbeks suddenly start crossing into Tajikistan.
HOAGLAND
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, PRM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF UZ KZ TI
SUBJECT: ONE STEP AHEAD OF CRISIS: UNHCR'S UZBEK REFUGEE CONTINGENCY
PLANS FOR TAJIKISTAN
1. UNHCR Tajikistan summoned international donors and related
refugee organizations March 30 to discuss the full gamut of
refugee issues in Tajikistan, including the need for contingency
plans in the event of a mass refugee influx following internal
disorder in Uzbekistan. Post also sees a need for a
predetermined plan of action and continues to work closely with
UNHCR.
2. UNHCR formulated a modular response plan designed to quickly
ascertain Uzbek refugee numbers and apply the needed physical
and political support. The modules stipulate the level of
support and amount of supplies needed to assist different
numbers of refugees, staggered to respond appropriately to a
trickle or a flood. Though no longer housing Afghan refugees,
UNHCR maintains a camp near Kurgan Tyube, in southern
Tajikistan, to use in case of a new refugee housing need.
Arrangements have been made with UNHCR support facilities in
Dubai and Copenhagen to fly goods and food to Tajikistan as
needed. UNHCR maintains a trained global emergency response
team, to arrive on site within 72 hours of an emergency, and has
flagged Tajikistan (with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan) as a
critical support area in case of serious internal disorder in
Uzbekistan. Konsortium International, UNHCR's local partner in
Khujand, is also preparing for Uzbek refugee needs in northern
Tajikistan, adjacent to the Uzbek Ferghana Valley and less than
three hours from Tashkent.
3. Francisco Galindo-Velez, UNHCR Tajikistan Representative,
spent several months in Kyrgyzstan following the Andijon crisis
and is committed to applying the lessons learned there, should a
new refugee crisis arise. He asked international missions to
assist UNHCR in conversations and planning with the Tajik
government, especially the Border Forces and MFA, to ensure that
all players and parties can respond to a crisis in unison.
Whether ten or ten thousand refugees, UNHCR and Post intend to
be ready if Uzbeks suddenly start crossing into Tajikistan.
HOAGLAND