<Li> Syrian refugees from 2014 . </Li> <P> In 2009, the incoming National government moved to a focus on refugees in the Asia - Pacific region which substantially decreased the number of refugees coming from both the Middle East and Africa . New Zealand now restricts quota refugees from both the Middle East and African unless (a) they already have family in New Zealand, (b) they are part of an emergency quota outside of the annual intake or (c) refugees from this region are able to register with the UNHCR outside of the Middle East and Africa. . These restrictions have led to prominent advocates comparing New Zealand's policies to the' Muslim Ban' of Donald Trump . </P> <P> In the decade 2007 - 2016 the top three refugee resettlement countries of origin have been Myanmar, Bhutan, and Colombia . </P> <P> There are two pathways that refugees find their way into New Zealand . The first is a quota agreement with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). The second is by way of an onshore claim to refugee status made after arrival in New Zealand . The status is then confirmed under conventions . </P>

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