Some 40,000 displaced Kachins have now spent five years in camps in remote, KIA-controlled mountains, where humanitarian aid deliveries have dwindled.
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Strong winds destroy hundreds of homes in Kachin IDP camps
Hundreds of war-displaced Kachin civilians are now without shelter after strong winds inflicted heavy damage to three IDP camps.
UN sees steady decline in number of displaced Rohingya
According to the UN refugee agency, around 25,000 Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State have returned to their communities in the past year.
On the edge of genocide
While 140,000 Rohingya IDPs in Arakan State face an uncertain future, one man fights to preserve their past.
Aussie activists spend a week as refugees
While most Australians were happily tucking into bacon and eggs on Saturday morning, Jade Horrobin was finishing off the last of her week’s refugee rations.
Burma’s missing millions
No one is asking why the most significant and extraordinary information to have come out of the country for decades, identifying 20 percent of Burma’s expected population is “Missing,” is…