Number: RS21648
Title: From Burma to Thailand: Refugee Flows and U.S. Policy
Authors: Rhoda Margesson, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Refugees from Burma currently living in Bangladesh and Thailand come from a variety of ethnic groups that have fled attacks on their villages by the Burmese army and warlords. Thailand has been cooperative in helping refugees, but the scale of the problem goes beyond the refugee and resettlement camps as thousands are living elsewhere in Thailand. The United States has been providing assistance for refugees along the Burmese border since the 1990s.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated November 21, 2003