martes, 7 de abril de 2009
Myanmar is the first producing country of refugees of the Asian Southeast: at least 400.000 Burmese have fled to the nearby countries, and many of them have remained in the exile during decades.
There are approximately 141.000 refugees of Myanmar in nine fields along the border of Thailand with Myanmar. Of them, 128.516 - the majority belonging to the ethnic group Karen and Karenni - are registered as refugees and others are in expectation of the decision of the Thai Council of Admissions Provincial so that they grant them the official status.
In Bangladesh there are 27.000 refugees in two fields managed by ACNUR; it is a question mostly of Rohingyas, Muslims of the state of Rakhine, in the north of Myanmar. There is close to other 200.000 Rohingyas living between the local population in Bangladesh, and that are not registered officially as refugees.
In Malaysia the refugees do not live in camps but in the cities, mixed with the local population; ACNUR has registered 29.770 persons belonging to diverse religions and ethnic groups
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