The vast majority of them belong to two large and heterogeneous ethnic groups called the Karen and Chin. Most refugees escaped to Thailand where camp conditions have caused high disease and fatality rates.
The country is subject to the standards of international law, which they have violated on several occasions by forcing refugees to return to Burma. Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha admitted the country was braced for more arrivals, the Associated Press reported.
A Covid outbreak in the Chinese border city of Ruili, which authorities said they had traced back to virus cases imported from Myanmar, was another reminder of the risks of large cross-border movements of people in a pandemic era. Politicians and local residents have welcomed with open arms more than a thousand people who have hiked through forests from Myanmar and waded across rivers to seek sanctuary.
A large number of them are policemen, who fled after refusing to obey orders to shoot at their own people during the protests, officials said. Most refugees are members of the same ethnic group as local residents, known as Chin in Myanmar and Mizos in India. But these sentiments have put the local government on a collision course with the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party in New Delhi. The RSC East Asia CO Program Highlight on refugees from Burma features information about refugees from Burma in both Malaysia and Thailand, the cultural orientation they receive, and the strengths and challenges of the program and its participants.
The Images: Refugees from Burma gallery focuses on photos of refugees from Burma in their home and work environments in the United States. In addition, the RSC East Asia CO program area of the website hosts two image galleries, one highlighting photos of refugees from Burma living and participating in CO in the urban environment of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , the other of refugees from Burma in camps in Thailand.
Refugees are unable to work legally, send their children to school, or access healthcare or social services. For , UNHCR plans to submit 14, Burmese refugees for resettlement from Malaysia, contributing to making it the country with the highest number of resettlement submissions worldwide planned for Total resettlement needs are , Burmese refugees.
In addition to annual intakes by Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the US have multi-year resettlement commitments with regard to this population. Identification of resettlement needs is challenging due to the urban context, although UNHCR accepts referrals for resettlement assessment from refugee communities and NGOs, particularly those involved in health and community services in urban settings. Certain NGOs have pointed out that resettlement from Malaysia should be used more strategically and be used to promote an adequate protection system in Malaysia, where most refugees have remained in this protracted situation for decades without a durable solution in sight.
Burmese refugees in Thailand. Access to these camps is regulated by the Thai government. As of January , 77, Burmese refugees were registered as having been admitted to the nine camps.
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