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Resettlement of Myanmar refugees from Thailand camps hits 50,000 mark
30 Jun 2009 A 23-year-old ethnic Karenni school teacher becomes the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to leave Thailand under the world's largest resettlement programme. -
Angelina Jolie voices support for Myanmar refugees in northern Thailand camps
5 Feb 2009 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie calls on the Thai government to grant Myanmar refugees in northern Thailand greater freedom of movement after spending a day listening to refugees tell of the difficulties they have faced in two decades of living in closed camps. -
UNHCR seeks access to 126 Muslim Rohingya boat people in Thailand
20 Jan 2009 UNHCR asks Thailand for access to detained Muslim Rohingyas in order to assess their situation and see if any are in need of international protection. -
UN agencies team up on family planning for refugees in Thailand
15 Jan 2009 UNHCR and the UN Population Fund are collaborating so refugees along Thailand's border with Myanmar can continue to plan their families -
Resettlement of Myanmar refugees from Thailand tops 30,000
25 Jun 2008 More than 30,000 Myanmar refugees have now left camps in Thailand to start new lives in third countries. -
UN refugee agency calls for Thailand to release Lao Hmong refugees
14 Jan 2008 The UN refugee agency has called for the release of 149 Lao Hmong refugees held in Thailand's Nong Khai Immigration Detention Center for more than a year. -
Departures of Myanmar refugees from Thailand top 20,000 mark
11 Dec 2007 In the past two years, more than 20,000 refugees from Myanmar have traded camp life in Thailand for resettlement in countries like the United States, Australia and Canada. -
10,000 refugees leave Thailand in biggest resettlement programme
27 Jul 2007 More than 10,000 refugees - mostly from Myanmar - have left their temporary homes in Thailand to start new lives in third countries, as the world's largest resettlement programme picks up steam. -
Resettlement of Myanmar refugees under way from northern Thai camp
23 May 2007 A group of more than 30 ethnic Karen refugees from Myanmar has left the northern Thai camp of Mae La to start a new life in the United States as the second phase of a huge resettlement operation gets under way.