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A humanitarian crisis by the Salween River
published : 11 May 2021 at 04:00
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The situation for Karen war refugees at the Thailand-Myanmar border by the Salween River in Mae Hong Son has gone from bad to worse.
Over 2,000 Karen have fled Myanmar by crossing the Salween River into Thailand. (Photo courtesy of the People of the Salween River Basin Network)
The air strikes by the despotic Myanmar army resumed at least two weeks ago. These were prompted by the seizure of Myanmar army bases opposite Mae Sam Laep village by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU), in late April.
Talks held with UN to help fleeing Karen
published : 7 May 2021 at 07:12 People protest in Hlaing Township, Yangon, on Sunday. (Reuters photo)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has held talks with authorities in Mae Hong Son to find ways to help more than 2,000 Karen refugees who crossed the Salaween River into Thailand to flee fighting between the KNU (Karen National Union) and Myanmar military.
Mae Hong Son governor, Sitthichai Jindaluang, said he met Katsunori Koike, the UNHCR s protection officer on Thursday along with other senior provincial officials to discuss ways to assist the refugees. The UNHCR representative was deeply concerned about the refugees and we told him that we have already provided them with temporary shelters, public health assistance, food, medicine and other necessities, he said.