As hundreds of Burundian refugees continue to flow into neighbouring countries every week, UNHCR is calling on host governments to urgently provide more land to ensure shelter and avert a drastic deterioration in conditions. The number of people fleeing Burundi, where peace talks have stalled, ha...

Although Ghana pledged in 2015 to end statelessness in 2016, it still remains one of the few West African countries yet to implement the national action plan to eradicate statelessness. The Abidjan Declaration was adopted in 2015 by Head of States of the Economic Community of West African States ...

10 mai 2017 à 14h53 Par Jeune Afrique avec AFP La Communauté économique des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest (Cedeao) est devenue ce mardi la première organisation du continent à adopter un plan d‘élimination de l’apatridie, qui toucherait près d'un million de personnes sur cette partie du continent. ...

Thaton, 21 June—Under the auspices of Htaunghmu monastery Sayadaw,a ceremony to hand over the new school building and land plot was held in TadaU Village of Thaton Township in Mon State on Friday.The Abbot handed over documents related to the new school building to the officials of education depa...

Land confiscated by the Military was given back to their owner with temporary property documentations by the State Government in Kayah (Karenni). More than 1065 acres within Loikaw Township and 2523.80 acres within Hpruso Township were given back in total. These land include 637 acres from the...

To resolve disputes over confiscated lands and to streamline the process of returning them to the rightful owners, the Union government will amend two land-related laws, said Dr Aung Thu, Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. He added that since taking office, his ministry has...

The National League for Democracy (NLD) in Tanintharyi Region says it is ready to cooperate with the Dawei Nationalities Party (DNP) in order to implement regional development. In order to move forward with this effort the party in Tanintharyi must receive instruction from party headquarters, accor...

A ceremony to present compensation to the farmers was held at the meeting room of the General Administration Department in Shwegyin Township, Bago Region yesterday morning. At the ceremony, Bago Region Minister for Electricity and Road Transport U Than Win made an opening speech. Afterwards, Bago...

RANGOON — Burma’s President Htin Kyaw has formed nine new committees and commissions, including a National Planning Commission, over which he will preside, and a committee to oversee the country’s protracted land disputes, chaired by the ethnic Chin Vice President Henry Van Thio. According to a sta...

Under the now finished ‘100-day plan’ a granting ceremony of 60- year land lease certificates to the people in Moegaung and Tharyargon villages was held at the nyaungbintha monastery in Taungoo Township on 24 July. At the ceremony, Bago Region Chief Minister U Win Thein delivered an opening speec...