Discussion Paper - Promoting Regional Responses to Rohingya Displacement in Southeast Asia

Advocate for the Bali Process Co-Chairs to use the recent reactivation of the Consultation Mechanism to strengthen commitments to coordinate rapid emergency response efforts and more robust forward-planning and preparedness under the TFPP, including for search and rescue and disembarkation, and longer-term prevention measures such as access to basic rights in host countries and alternatives to det. [...] It was established in 2010 as a consultative body with a mandate to promote and encourage the protection of the rights of women and children in the region, and to promote the implementation of relevant international and regional instruments, including the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP) and the ASEAN Declaration on the Rights of the Child in the Context of Migration.25 With. [...] In Thailand, civil society groups and the Thai Department of Children and Youth are working together under a memorandum of understanding that sets out ‘coordinated objectives… to implement the [memorandum of understanding on alternatives to detention] in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN-CRC) and the Regional Plan of Action on Implementing the ASEAN Declaration. [...] • Advocate for the Bali Process Co-Chairs to use the recent reactivation of the Consultation Mechanism to strengthen commitments to coordinate rapid emergency response efforts and more robust forward-planning and preparedness under the TFPP, including for search and rescue and disembarkation, and longer-term prevention measures such as access to basic rights in host countries and alternatives to d. [...] In facilitating pathways within and outside of the region, it is important to prioritise the principle of family unity and the fundamental rights of children, as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which all key host countries in the region are party.