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Part II, Section 3, paragraph 5
The main tasks in meeting these problems are:
• delivery of the basic material needs of the refugees;
• provision of suitable shelter and related buildings and services
on an appropriate and properly planned site;
• organization to promote good health and prevent, control,
and treat disease;
• provision of sufficient quantities of appropriate food to
maintain refugees’ health and when necessary improve the
condition of those who are already malnourished;
• provision of safe water for individual and communal needs;
• establish sanitation services, facilities, and procedures that
will avoid the spread of disease and promote a safe environment;
and
• take appropriate measures to meet special social and psychological
needs.
Initial concerns are:
• suitable locations for camps;
• organization and administration;
• reception and registration of refugees;
• delivery of emergency services;
• provision of shelter;
• security; and
• ensuring logistical support.
These arrangements have to be negotiated with national and local
officials of the country of asylum, especially when there is a possibility
of friction with surrounding communities. Administrative, management,
and logistical arrangements also have to be made, and
financial and material resources have to be raised.
(2) Responsible Agencies
(Also see International Organization for Migration (IOM), Part II,
Section 7, paragraphs 8-9.)
(a)
UNHCR provides international protection for refugees, seeks
durable solutions to their plight, and furnishes them with material
assistance. Protection involves preventing the forcible return
of a refugee to a country where he/she may have reason to
fear persecution. Durable solutions include assisting those who
wish to go home as returnees and reintegrate into their home
communities. When this is not possible, refugees are helped in
countries of asylum or resettled in other countries. Material
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