There is concern that the U.S. government's FY99 supplemental appropriation will become exhausted before the most needy returnees become fully reintegrated in FY2000 or later. Nearly 2 million Afghan refugees remain in Iran, where the Iranian government is more aggressively pushing the refugees to repatriate to Afghanistan. Some 100,000 Burmese refugees live on the Thailand border. More refugees arrive daily because of oppressive measures by Burma's military regime. Camp relocation and other protective measures are needed.
Many refugees have only plastic sheeting for shelter during the rainy season.
Some 50,000 Cambodian refugees have returned home from camps in Thailand during the past two years. Continued aid is required to facilitate their reintegration. Potential Refugee Flows from Indonesia Indonesia finds itself in a precarious political situation. Some 8,000 refugees have already fled the country. More violence and larger refugee flows are probable after the upcoming referendum in East Timor.