Global forced displacement has seen accelerated growth in 2014,
once again reaching unprecedented levels. The year saw the highest
displacement on record. By end-2014, 59.5 million individuals
were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict,
generalized violence, or human rights violations. This is 8.3 million
persons more than the year before (51.2 million) and the highest
annual increase in a single year.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2013Myanmar, Global
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2003Myanmar
In a nation of 50 million people there are estimates that up to 1 million are Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). Despite the relatively recent use of the phrase internally displaced people in the context of Burma, there is evidence that the practices that lead to this displacement have been in place for a long period of time.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMyanmar
4 issues a year on landmines, forced relocation, Burma army attacks, IDP health, education and many other issues affecting Internally Displaced Karen People.
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THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE INDIGENOUS LAND IN MALAYSIA
Reports & ResearchNovember, 2018MalaysiaDefenders of Indigenous land in Malaysia are targeted, singled out and face opposition from state authorities and private individuals when they speak up. These abuses have further disenfranchised Indigenous communities in Malaysia, marginalising them socially and harming them economically. The report examines the struggles human rights defenders of Indigenous peoples have endured as they have sought to claim their right to Indigenous lands, and the steps that should be taken by the government to ensure that they are given the protection they deserve.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2005Myanmar
...While the nonviolent struggle of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi against the Burmese military government’s continuing repression has captured the world’s attention, the profound human rights and humanitarian crisis endured by Burma’s ethnic minority communities has largely been ignored.4
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2009Myanmar
10,000 Shans uprooted, 500 houses burned in Burmese regime’s latest scorched earth campaign (press release)...
Map of villages forcibly relocated...
Summary of villages forcibly relocated...
Images of the Burmese regime's latest scorched earth campaign
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2019Thailand
“ป่าชุมชนมันมีพัฒนาการ ทำให้เกิดอะไรใหม่ๆ มากมายใน 30 ปีที่ผ่านมา ป่าชุมชนไม่ได้อยู่แค่ป่า มันเพิ่มอำนาจต่อรองให้ชาวบ้าน ทั้งดึงงบประมาณรัฐ เข้าไปมีบทบาท อบต. รวมตัวกันฟื้นระบบนิเวศ สร้างแหล่งท่องเที่ยว และเจรจาให้เทศบาลมาจัดการขยะเพื่อแลกกับการดูแลป่า ป่าชุมชนทำให้คู่ตรงข้ามหมดความหมาย ทั้งคู่ตรงข้ามป่ากับเกษตร หรือการอนุรักษ์กับการพัฒนา ป่าชุมชนสามารถทำให้ไปด้วยกัน เคลื่อนไปไกลกว่าที่คิด” (อานันท์ กาญจนพันธุ์, 2561)
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2007Myanmar
Introduction: "1.1 This ‘Comprehensive Plan Addressing the Needs
of Displaced Persons on the Thailand/Myanmar
(Burma) Border in 2007/8’ has been prepared by t
he Committee for the Coordination of Services to
Displaced Persons in Thailand (CCSDPT) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) Regional Office in Bangkok...
1.2 The first CCSDPT/ UNHCR Comprehensive Plan was for 2006 and was drawn up through a participatory
process during 2005. It was presented to the Royal Thai -
Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJuly, 2018Tanzania, Switzerland, Nepal, Sweden, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Italy, Indonesia, Congo, Malawi, Niger, Norway
This study is aimed at gaining an understanding of the poverty and vulnerability situation of forest-dependent communities in the United Republic of Tanzania and generating information on the availability of social protection interventions, with a view to identifying pathways for establishing sustainable social protection for these communities.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2007South-Eastern Asia
This book captures the main lessons and issues emerging from national and regional discussions on 'benefit sharing.' It also presents one case study from each country, selected to highlight issues in different sectors. As we struggle to find ways to strengthen the poverty reduction potential of CBNRM, we hope that this book offers some practical areas to target for future action.
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