CIREFCA and the Indochinese CPA are widely regarded as the two most significant examples of successful UNHCR-led international cooperation in the recent history of the refugee regime. This paper explores the factors which led to their success in achieving international agreement in order to derive insights for UNHCR’s current and future attempts to develop comprehensive regional approaches to protracted refugee situations.
Alexander Betts, Comprehensive Plans of Action: Insights from CIREFCA and the Indochinese CPA, Working Paper No.120, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), January 2006, https://www.refworld.org/reference/research/unhcr/2006/87285 [accessed 30 April 2026]
