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UNHCR shelter supplies reach Yangon by air, road
13 May 2008 UNHCR's office in Myanmar receives nearly 50 additional tonnes of shelter supplies in the last 24 hours to boost its aid distribution in areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. -
UNHCR sends land aid convoy to Myanmar, airlift from Dubai starts
10 May 2008 The UN refugee agency on Saturday sent the first UN land convoy of emergency aid into Myanmar from neighbouring Thailand, while its airlift of around 100 tonnes of urgently needed shelter supplies started from Dubai. -
UNHCR relief supplies on the move to Myanmar
9 May 2008 UNHCR is using land, air and sea routes to send shelter materials and basic household supplies into Myanmar for desperate cyclone victims. -
UNHCR poised to truck relief supplies to Myanmar from Thailand
7 May 2008 UNHCR is poised to deliver 22 tonnes of emergency relief supplies overland to Myanmar from Mae Sot in north-west Thailand. -
UNHCR offers immediate assistance to Myanmar cyclone victims
6 May 2008 UNHCR responds quickly to Myanmar's cyclone disaster, distributing aid in Myanmar and preparing emergency supplies in Thailand for swift dispatch. -
Life's getting better for refugees in Bangladeshi camps
27 Feb 2008 A new spirit of cooperation between the Bangladeshi government and UNHCR brings new homes and new hopes to 27,000 refugees. -
UN refugee agency calls for Thailand to release Lao Hmong refugees
14 Jan 2008 The UN refugee agency has called for the release of 149 Lao Hmong refugees held in Thailand's Nong Khai Immigration Detention Center for more than a year. -
Departures of Myanmar refugees from Thailand top 20,000 mark
11 Dec 2007 In the past two years, more than 20,000 refugees from Myanmar have traded camp life in Thailand for resettlement in countries like the United States, Australia and Canada. -
Refugee from Myanmar finds farming and friends in Java
27 Nov 2007 A UNHCR self-reliance programme helps a refugee from Myanmar find his feet among an Indonesian farming community.