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“Humanitarianism and Buddhism” Discussion

“Humanitarianism and Buddhism” Discussion

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today convened a special discussion on the important role of faith in providing international protection for refugees at a time of record-high levels of forced displacement.

 
 
Refugees in Thailand

Refugees in Thailand

Today there are 105,935 refugees living in 9 refugee camps in Thailand (as of February 2016). Most refugees are ethnic minorities from Myanmar, mainly Karen and Karenni, who live in nine camps in four provinces along the Thai-Myanmar border. Refugees in Thailand have been fleeing conflict and crossing Myanmar's eastern border jungles for the safety of Thailand for nearly 30 years.

 

 

Numbers of refugees in Thailand:

105,935 people


Living in:

9 camps

 


Map of Thailand and the camps

 

Last updated 29 February 2016

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