Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC)

Burma's longstanding political and humanitarian crisis has displaced millions of people forcing many to flee to neighbouring countries.
The first refugees arrived and set up camps along the Thailand-Burma border in 1984. Today, more than 140, 000 refugees mostly from Eastern Burma are living in nine camps along Thailand's western border. Most are from the Karen, Karenni, Mon, and Shan ethnic groups. Since 2005, refugees in the camps have been offered the opportunity to apply for resettlement to third countries. However, the camp populations are not decreasing because a new generation is being born and people continue to flee the ongoing conflict in Burma. The Thailand Burma Border Consortium, an alliance of 12 international NGOs including Christian Aid in the UK, has been providing food and shelter to Burmese refugees and displaced people for 25 years.

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[saveburmanowsf]

FREEDOM

NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE

AUNG SAN SUU KYI

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

THE LADY OF BURMA IS FREE AT LAST

THE PEOPLE OF BURMA ARE NOT...

AND GENOCIDE IS STILL RAGING AGAINST TNE HILL TRIBES ALONG BURMA'S BORDER...

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO DO NOTHING...

[Tonyshyg]

Wow! this is a nice song.

[KayahliphuVEVO]

good song

[munkeynut]

@jadeyh123 Write a book about it..i would love to read your grandmothers story.

[jadeyh123]

People in this country think they have problems, but here there aren't hundreds of thousands of people having to flee or die. We are lucky and safe in this country, that is something people should remember and cherish.

[jadeyh123]

My family are from Burma, they had to flee to India, walking through the jungles for 6 months because of war. This was when my nan was a girl, and she is now 76. From this it looks as though the violence in Burma will never end. When my nan moved back to Burma, the British Embassy let her escape this violence and come to England.

[robertsanga80]

Burmese military regime made life difficult for ordinary people and I know their day of facing consequences will come soon in return for their brutality and corrupt minded act toward fellow citizens.

[lizziewright77]

The plight of the burmese people is horrific.

Thank you Christian Aid for not forgetting these people and their need for safety and security.

May we continue to pray for the people of Burma