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Helicopters bring shelter, hope for Myanmar's cyclone victims Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 3 Jul 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k) |
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Resettlement of Myanmar refugees from Thailand tops 30,000 Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 25 Jun 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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When a plastic sheet means more than shelter Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 6 Jun 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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Myanmar: UNHCR sets up field units in the Irrawaddy Delta area
Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes Publish date: 30 May 2008 Filetype: HTML (0k) |
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UNHCR Operations
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Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar - Emergency Response Update #2 Source: WorldWide Operations Publish date: 28 May 2008 Filetype: PDF (165k) |
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UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Myanmar Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (108k) |
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UNHCR Global Report 2007 - Myanmar Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2008 Filetype: PDF (211k) |
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UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2007 - Myanmar Source: UNHCR Country Operations Plans Publish date: 1 Sep 2006 Filetype: PDF (87k) |
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Statistics
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2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Myanmar Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (24k) |
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Background, Analysis and Policy
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Update: SPCP-Thailand, February 2008 Source: Convention and Protocol Publish date: 28 Feb 2008 Filetype: PDF (115k) |
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Developing history curricula to support multi-ethnic civil society among Burmese refugees and migrants, Rosalie Metro Source: New Issues in Refugee Research Publish date: 20 Dec 2006 Filetype: PDF (141k) |
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Refugees Magazine Issue 107 (Refugee voices from exile) - Back in Myanmar Source: Refugees Magazine Publish date: 1 Mar 1997 Filetype: HTML (4k) |
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UNHCR Maps
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Myanmar Thailand border Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 20 Sep 2006 Filetype: PDF (1160k) |
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Myanmar Thailand Age Distribution of Refugee Population Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 20 Sep 2006 Filetype: PDF (1160k) |
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Myanmar Atlas Map Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 28 Jun 2006 Filetype: PDF (2178k) |
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Myanmar Thailand border: Age distribution of refugee population April 2006 Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 30 May 2006 Filetype: PDF (1164k) |
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Land Borders
(Longest first)
Key Indicators
Origin of major refugee populations (as at 1 Jan 2007, ten largest groups)
Afghanistan
2,108,000
Iraq*
1,451,000
Sudan
686,000
Somalia
464,000
DR Congo
402,000
Burundi
397,000
Viet Nam
374,000
Turkey
227,000
Angola
207,000
Myanmar
203,000
* Estimated at over 2 million by September 2007.
Note: Some 334,000 Palestinian refugees also come under UNHCR’s mandate, while a further 4.4 million Palestinian refugees are cared for by UNRWA.
Source: Protecting Refugees, and the Role of UNHCR, 2007 edition.
UNHCR Web Video
UNHCR aid to Myanmar cyclone victims
UNHCR has sent in almost 120 tonnes of aid to help more than 10,000 victims in Myanmar of Cyclone Nargis. (1:32)
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Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits refugees in India
UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie visited refugees from Myanmar and Afghanistan in India. (1:56)
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Thailand: The Gift of Sport
The gift of sport has changed the lives of refugee children in Tham hin camp. (3:49)
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Refugee protection goes hi-tech
State-of-the-art system helps refugees in Thai forests. (2:54)
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UNHCR Photo Galleries
Cyclone devastation in Myanmar
On 2/3 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, killing thousands of people and leaving more than 1 million homeless.
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Some 20,500 refugees from Myanmar, mostly Rohingya, a Muslim minority ethnic group, live in 2 camps in Bangladesh awaiting a solution.
Refugees from Myanmar
Ethnic Karens seek shelter in Thailand.
Returnees in Myanmar
Helping returnees to re-integrate.