Aid for refugees, by refugees
Language English Impact description: For well over a decade Inter Pares has supported The Border Consortium’s provision of humanitarian aid in some of the world’s only refugee camps to be run by...
View ArticleAid for refugees, by refugees
“We came because of oppression from the Burmese soldiers. We walked for twelve days, just sleeping by the side of the trails, under tents made of leaves. My wife was sick for two days, she couldn’t...
View ArticleIday's story: Solidarity in the face of Typhoon Haiyan
We have learned so much from the decades of organizing that only Inter Pares had the vision and courage to support. The organizers we have are priceless! – Dr. Junice Melgar, Director of LikhaanOn...
View ArticleThe Border Consortium (TBC)
Language English The Border Consortium (TBC) is an NGO consortium supported by governments and international NGOs to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees from Burma along the Thai-Burma border....
View ArticleKaren Women's Organization (KWO)
Language English Formed in 1949, the Karen Women's Organization (KWO) has a membership of over 49,000 members including internally displaced women inside Burma, and the refugee camps along the border....
View ArticlePicture a Refugee
By Kevin MalseedPicture in your mind a migrant. Now picture a refugee. Now an internally displaced person. Did the picture change?Last year the media reported on ‘migrants’ fleeing to Europe. Only when...
View ArticleWhat Does it Take to Leave Home?
In this issue: Picture a RefugeeLabels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads.When Staying is Not...
View ArticleAid for refugees, by refugees
Language EnglishImpact description: For well over a decade Inter Pares has supported The Border Consortium’s provision of humanitarian aid in some of the world’s only refugee camps to be run by...
View ArticleAid for refugees, by refugees
“We came because of oppression from the Burmese soldiers. We walked for twelve days, just sleeping by the side of the trails, under tents made of leaves. My wife was sick for two days, she couldn’t...
View ArticleIday's story: Solidarity in the face of Typhoon Haiyan
We have learned so much from the decades of organizing that only Inter Pares had the vision and courage to support. The organizers we have are priceless! – Dr. Junice Melgar, Director of LikhaanOn...
View ArticleThe Border Consortium (TBC)
Language EnglishThe Border Consortium (TBC) is an NGO consortium supported by governments and international NGOs to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees from Burma along the Thai-Burma border....
View ArticleKaren Women's Organization (KWO)
Language EnglishFormed in 1949, the Karen Women's Organization (KWO) has a membership of over 49,000 members including internally displaced women inside Burma, and the refugee camps along the border....
View ArticlePicture a Refugee
By Kevin MalseedPicture in your mind a migrant. Now picture a refugee. Now an internally displaced person. Did the picture change?Last year the media reported on ‘migrants’ fleeing to Europe. Only when...
View ArticleWhat Does it Take to Leave Home?
In this issue: Picture a RefugeeLabels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads.When Staying is Not...
View ArticleDr. Cynthia Maung: Saving lives and building healthy futures in Burma
Meeting Dr. Cynthia Maung is something you just never forget. Many years ago, when Inter Pares staff member Rebecca Wolsak was volunteering in her clinic in a small Thai town on the border with Burma,...
View ArticleDeeper Change in Burma: Working Towards Inclusive Democracy
In this issue: Countering Dehumanization and HateSince October 2016, the Burmese army has unleashed a new wave of violence against Rohingya Muslim civilians in the northwest of the country. Yet, the...
View ArticleReturn is Never That Simple
“The camp is very crowded, and people are feeling a lot of uncertainty.” The elected leader of Mae La, the largest refugee camp in Thailand, was explaining the sharp increase in suicides among its...
View ArticleStatement on Latest Violence against the Rohingya Population in Burma
Inter Pares is horrified and gravely concerned regarding the latest wave of military violence against Rohingya civilians in northwestern Burma. We have been working with counterparts on the ground in...
View ArticleJoint statement on violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar
The below-named Canadian civil society organizations and individuals, who all have a strong interest and/or long experience of working in the Asia-Pacific region, are gravely concerned regarding the...
View ArticleAid for refugees, by refugees
Language EnglishImpact description: For well over a decade Inter Pares has supported The Border Consortium’s provision of humanitarian aid in some of the world’s only refugee camps to be run by...
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