taking more effective measures to ensure that all those who wished to emigrate should do so under the Orderly Departures Programme. Third, the near consensus achieved by the Steering Committee in January on the ending of the moratorium on repatriating non-refugees who did not volunteer to return to their country should be implemented as from 1 July 1990. Fourth, the problem of repatriating non-refugees must be dealt with in order to confer credibility on the status determination procedure and to ensure the CPA's viability. Moreover, any country that opposed the repatriation of non-refugees who did not volimteer to return home should propose an alternative solution, for example, offer to set up on its own territory a regional holding centre for non-refugees, as envisaged in the CPA. Should it prove impossible to arrive at even an intermediate solution to the problem of the Vietnamese boat people, coimtries of temporary asylum like Thailand would reserve the right to take any measures it deemed necessary in order to safeguard their national interests. 22. The refugee problem in Thailand continued to be very serious both in terms of magnitude and complexity. In November 1989, there were more than 300,000 Cambodian displaced persons in Thailand. In addition, the nvunber of pre-cut-off-date Vietnamese boat people was 10,820 while the post-cut-off-date number stood at 8,766. In the period between January and May 1990, over 3,500 Vietnamese boat people had landed in the country. Further, Thailand had to cope with the problem of the presence of illegal Lao immigrants and an ever increasing niunber of Cambodian boat people. The Government of Thailand urged the High Commissioner and staff of UNHCR to spare no effort to find a durable solution to the refugee problem in South-East Asia. 23. Mr. ITHETE (Namibia) said that although the repatriation of 41,000 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations, specifically refugee crises and the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to address them. It mentions the Vietnamese boat people, Cambodian displaced persons, and illegal Lao immigrants, indicating a focus on humanitarian aid and relief. The text also touches on the issue of repatriation and the need for countries to find alternative solutions, suggesting a broader international relations context.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief