A regional migration conference in Bangkok was told Friday that it must focus on the root causes of migration if it is to avoid such situations as the boat people crisis that swept Southeast Asia earlier this year -- an echo of United Nations comments in the midst of the turmoil.
Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai told the conference that the solution must include "prevention" as well as a "cure".
Solutions must "include the promotion of livelihoods at home," Pramudwinai added, so that "refugees are not tempted to go overseas where they face many dangers including trafficking".
An international crisis was sparked earlier this year when thousands of Muslim Rohingya fleeing persecution in Myanmar by boat were trapped at sea after Thailand began to clamp down on people smuggling in its borders.
At a regional meeting in May, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees asked Myanmar to assume its responsibilities to its Rohingya population. (Courtesy of The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
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