Introduction: "1.1 This ?Comprehensive Plan Addressing the Needs of Displaced Persons on the Thailand/Myanmar (Burma) Border in 2007/8? has been prepared by t he Committee for the Coordination of Services to Displaced Persons in Thailand (CCSDPT) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Office in Bangkok... 1.2 The first CCSDPT/ UNHCR Comprehensive Plan was for 2006 and was drawn up through a participatory process during 2005. It was presented to the Royal Thai Government (RTG) at a workshop in December that year. The 2006 plan was then expanded for 2006/ 7 and presented to Donors at a Donor Forum in May 2006 also attended by the National Security Counc il (NSC) and the Ministry of Interior (MOI)... 1.3 The Comprehensive Plan for 2007/8 draws on the earlier processes but this time also incorporates inputs from UNHCR?s Strengthening Protection Capacity Projec t-Thailand (SPCP-Thailand). This was initiated in August 2006 and is another gap ident ification exercise aimed at impr oving the protection capacity of Thailand to receive and protect refugees, enhance t heir means of self-reliance and expand opportunities for durable solutions... 1.4 The result is a more complete document whic h summarises current protection and humanitarian assistance services in 2007, anticipat ed services in 2008 and gaps identif ied in each sector. For many of the most important gaps, specific project propo sals with budget estimates are appended... 1.5 Implementation of the Comprehensive Plan will require ongoing cooperation between all stakeholders Specific challenges requiring action to move the pl an forward are set out for CCSDPT/ UNHCR, the Donors and the RTG..."