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Death toll in Thailand refugee camp fire reaches 37; UNHCR aids victims
26 Mar 2013 Thai authorities are investigating the fire in Ban Mae Surin camp, which destroyed more than 400 homes and camp buildings and left 2,300 refugees homeless. -
Thai communities rally round boat arrivals in south
13 Feb 2013 Hundreds of women and children who fled Myanmar and arrived in Thailand have received an outpouring of assistance from communities far and wide. -
In Thailand, birth registration gives refugee babies a good start in life
24 Sep 2012 In an important step to prevent statelessness, Thailand has issued birth certificates to some 5,000 newborns in refugee camps along the border with Myanmar. -
High Commissioner for Refugees wraps up mission to Myanmar, Thailand
13 Jul 2012 UNHCR finds wide support for only voluntary return of refugees from Thailand to Myanmar -
From oil to toil, Thai worker leaves Ethiopia camp with UNHCR help
12 Dec 2011 When Thai citizen Buntha Mkewyu started working for an oil company in Sudan, the last thing he expected was to flee conflict and land in a refugee camp. -
Thailand's epic floods no barrier to service
9 Nov 2011 UNHCR staff in Bangkok, many forced to leave their own homes by the worst floods in half a century, continue to serve refugees. -
Statelessness Q&A: Chronicling the pain of the world's stateless
20 Sep 2011 Award-wining photographer Greg Constantine tells how meeting North Korean refugees in 2005 turned into a project that has consumed six years of his life. -
Nearly 100 Pakistani refugees freed from detention in Bangkok
6 Jun 2011 UNHCR welcomes mass release of Ahmadi refugees, and urges an end to arrest and detention of refugees simply for being refugees. -
Chinese actress Yao Chen shares refugees' stories with millions of fans
1 Apr 2011 From a refugee camp in Thailand, UNHCR's honorary patron for China, Yao Chen, uses social media to share her affection for refugees.