Established: 1996
Objectives
The Inter-governmental Asia-Pacific Consultations on Refugees, Displaced Persons and Migrants (APC) was established in 1996 to provide a forum for the discussion of issues relating to population movements, including refugees, displaced persons and migrants. Its aim is to promote dialogue and explore opportunities for greater regional cooperation on these matters.
Focus
- Population movements
- Nature, causes and consequences
- Data collection and information-sharing
- Prevention and preparedness
- Reintegration and its sustainability
- Comprehensive and durable solutions to refugee situations
- Trafficking in women and children
- Illegal immigrants/workers
- People smuggling and irregular migration
- Emergency response and contingency planning
Secretariat
Permanent APC Secretariat (currently located in Australia)
- 2005- Mr. Qian Bo, China - China
- 2006 - Mr. Qiao Huijun, China - China
- 2007 - Dr. Hamid Rashid, Bangladesh - No plenary held
- 2008 - Mr Auseugafa MTV Poloma Komit
- Members
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34 Members
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- China
- Fiji
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Republic of Korea
- Lao PDR
- Malaysia
- Micronesia
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- France
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Vanuatu
- Viet Nam
- Hong Kong, SAR China
- Macao, SAR China
- Observers
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3 Observers
- Contact information
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APC Chair
Mr. Auseugafa MTV Poloma Komiti,
Chief Executive Officer,
Samoan Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
PO Box 1861 Apia, Samoa
Tel: (+658) 20136
Fax: (+685) 21339
E-mail: amtvpk@ipasifika.netAPC's Chair Team
Mr. Togatalima Faafouina Milford
Assistant CEO-Immigration,
Samoan Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Tel: (+685) 20291/25524
Fax: (+685) 22243
E-mail: isaakomilford@samoa.wsMr. Henry Taefu
Principal Immigration Officer,
Samoan Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;
APC Coordinator
Tel: (+685) 20292
E-mail: henrytaefu@samoa.wsAPC Secretariat
Eleanor Kemperman
APC Secretariat
PO Box 25, Belconnen ACT 2616
Australia
Tel: (+61) 2 6264 2777
Mobile: (+61) 0401 692 352
Fax: (+61) 2 6264 3055
Website: http://www.apcprocess.net/
E-mail: Eleanor.Kemperman@immi.gov.au