Under the new agreement between the two countries, travelers who cross the border from Myawaddy-Mae Sot crossing will be allowed to stay in Mae Sot areas for seven days. The new agreement is effective from October 1, 2016. The Burma Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population and Ministry of In...

The Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party (PSDP) will not compete in the Karen State in the 2020 General Election. Although the PSDP will not contest in the Karen State, it will only have the Karen National Democratic Party (KNDP), a newly merged party of three Karen parties, run in the state, Saw Kyi Li...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Min Thu Tha – Nai Hong Sar, who leads the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) that is negotiating on behalf of Burma’s armed ethnic groups, said that a nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) will not be signed in August. The NCCT leader made this statement after meeting with members of the U...

According to the decision of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) and the provision of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), those armed groups which have yet to sign the agreement will not be allow to attend the second Union Peace Conference. The government and ethnic armed group...

The tenth temporary shelter site in the state of Roraima opened to welcome 569 Venezuelans still living in the streets of Boa Vista. The new site is composed of 120 Refugee Housing Units, used for the first time in Latin America.

Boa Vista (RR) - Com o objetivo de alertar e conscientizar os refugiados e migrantes sobre o trabalho escravo, a Organização Internacional para as Migrações (OIM), ONU Mulheres e parceiros promoveram em Boa Vista, durante a Semana Nacional de Combate ao Trabalho Escravo, quatro sessões de cinema seg...