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UNHCR in Afghanistan & Thailand

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  • Karenni refugees from Myanmar, at Ban Mai Naisoi Temporary Shelter, Thailand.
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  • Refugee, Zong Lee Lo, holding his UNHCR refugee certificate in Thailand. He escaped from the jungles of Laos.  ..On January 30th, 2007, Thai authorities tried to forcibly repatriate Zong Lee Lo along with 152 other refugees.  The deportation was postponed after the Hmong men barricaded their jail cell and threatened mass suicide if they were forcibly sent back to Laos where they face possible torture and death.  ..The men reportedly declared, "We would rather die in Thailand than be sent back to Laos".  ..On May 16, 2007 the Thai Military Junta forced the UNHCR Bangkok refugee office to stop accepting applications from asylum seekers.  On Friday night June 8, 2007, after UNHCR and western diplomats had gone home for the weekend, Thai authorities forcibly repatriated a different group of 160 Hmong asylum seekers.  The Lao Government called this group of 160 "Economic refugees"; however, they too had well documented claims of persecution...Up to 1,000 Hmong hiding in the jungle surrendered to Lao authorities last year due to military pressure, an inability to defend themselves, and lack of food or medicine.   ..Thailand continues to forcibly repatriate Hmong and the Lao Government has made no open account of their whereabouts or condition despite requests from the UN, Amnesty International, diplomats and human rights groups...Deporting recognized refugees is an illegal act against a principle of international law called non refoulment.  .
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  • Afghan returnees cross the border from Pakistan to Torkham on September 7, 2008, Torkham, Afghanistan.  The returnees recieve vaccinations, money, and general assistance from UNHCR.  They are also warned about the dangers of landmines and unexploded ordinance.
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  • UNHCR returnees at Balkh-i Bastan, near Mazar-E Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on Sunday, October 5, 2008.  ..Background:  Approximately 2,000 Hazara families have settled in an area called Balkh-I Bastan on the outskirts of Mazar. Most of them have returned from Iran.since 2002. UNHCR has assisted them with 153 shelters in 2005, 106 shelters in 2006, 25 shelters in 2007 and 53 shelters in 2008. Many of the returnees living in the area are involved in the labor market in Mazar. Returnees from Iran generally show a better level of education and marketable skills such as carpentry and construction, which they acquired in Iran..
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  • Afghan returnees cross the border from Pakistan to Torkham on September 7, 2008, Torkham, Afghanistan.  The returnees recieve vaccinations, money, and general assistance from UNHCR.  They are also warned about the dangers of landmines and unexploded ordinance.
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  • Ashin Kovida, a monk leader of the recent peaceful protests in Myanmar at a safe house in Thailand, on Tuesday October 30, 2007.  After the brutal crack down on demonstators by the Myanmar Junta he disguised himself and fled to Thailand.
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  • Returnees build and cultivate fish ponds as part of a joint WFP-UNHCR project, on September 7, 2008, Batikot, Afghanistan. The project is to help establish as sustainable food and income source.
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  • Mo Gee (left), age 32, Mr. Saw Taw (center), age 40, and Mr. Pahco (right), age 31, at the Karen Handicapped Welfare Association (KHWA), Mae La refugee camp, Thailand, Tuesday, March 27, 2007. ..Mo Gee lost his arms and eye sight in 1996 as a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldier on the front line trying to disarm a Burmese Army/SPDC landmine.  Came to Thailand in 1996-97 and treated at Mae Sot Hospital and by MSF...Saw Taw lost his arms and eye sight in November 2002 as a soldier in the KNLA trying to disarm a landmine...Mr. Pahco lost his hands and eyesight trying to disarm a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) landmine.  The accident happened 9 years ago when he was a soldier in the KNLA.  He has been at Karen Handicapped Welfare Association KHWA since it started in 2002.
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  • UNHCR returnee, Najiba, age 11, at Balkh-i Bastan, near Mazar-E Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on Sunday, October 5, 2008.  ..Background:  Approximately 2,000 Hazara families have settled in an area called Balkh-I Bastan on the outskirts of Mazar. Most of them have returned from Iran.since 2002. UNHCR has assisted them with 153 shelters in 2005, 106 shelters in 2006, 25 shelters in 2007 and 53 shelters in 2008. Many of the returnees living in the area are involved in the labor market in Mazar. Returnees from Iran generally show a better level of education and marketable skills such as carpentry and construction, which they acquired in Iran..
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  • Refugees from Burma at Nu Po Refugee Camp, Thailand.
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  • Afghan returnees cross the border from Pakistan to Torkham on September 7, 2008, Torkham, Afghanistan.  The returnees recieve vaccinations, money, and general assistance from UNHCR.  They are also warned about the dangers of landmines and unexploded ordinance.
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  • Refugees from Burma at Mae La Refugee Camp, Thailand.
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  • Refugees from Burma at Mae La Refugee Camp, Thailand.
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  • UNHCR returnees at Mohajir Qeshlaq, Sholgara District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, October 6, 2008.  Mr. Abdul Qayum's family faces desperate conditions with winter coming, unable to build a home due to unresolved land issues. His oldest son Akhtar, age 15, like many young men is returning to Pakistan for work.  His other children, Hakim age 11 and Mastura, age 9, are laboring in the cornfields attempting to feed their family.   His younger children include Aziza and Manam, with wife Shah Bibi, a widowed relative and the family's Grandmother...Background:  In early summer 2008, around 150 families returned to Sholgara district from Jalozai camp in Pakistan. They had acquired a piece of land before return, but due to ethnic tension the surrounding communities fiercely opposed the settlement of Pashtuns in their midst. For 4 months they lived in a camp-like situation in Sholgara centre but now the government has identified a piece of land for them in Mohajir Qeshlaq. This year UNHCR was unable to include them in its shelter program due to the unsettled land issue, but they are expected to be included in the 2009 shelter program.  .
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  • Refugees from Burma at Mae La Refugee Camp, Thailand.
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  • UNHCR returnees at Mohajir Qeshlaq, Sholgara District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, October 6, 2008.  The families face desperate conditions with winter coming, unable to build homes due to unresolved land issues.  Many are making bricks from the earth but are unable to build.   Young men are returning to Pakistan for work, while others are laboring in the cornfields attempting to feed their family...Background:  In early summer 2008, around 150 families returned to Sholgara district from Jalozai camp in Pakistan. They had acquired a piece of land before return, but due to ethnic tension the surrounding communities fiercely opposed the settlement of Pashtuns in their midst. For 4 months they lived in a camp-like situation in Sholgara centre but now the government has identified a piece of land for them in Mohajir Qeshlaq. This year UNHCR was unable to include them in its shelter program due to the unsettled land issue, but they are expected to be included in the 2009 shelter program.  .
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  • Refugees from Burma at Nu Po Refugee Camp, Thailand.
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  • UNHCR returnee, Mastura, age 9, at Mohajir Qeshlaq, Sholgara District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, October 6, 2008.  Mr. Abdul Qayum's family faces desperate conditions with winter coming, unable to build a home due to unresolved land issues. His oldest son Akhtar, age 15, like many young men is returning to Pakistan for work.  His other children, Hakim age 11 and Mastura, age 9, are laboring in the cornfields attempting to feed their family.   His younger children include Aziza and Manam, with wife Shah Bibi, a widowed relative and the family's Grandmother...Background:  In early summer 2008, around 150 families returned to Sholgara district from Jalozai camp in Pakistan. They had acquired a piece of land before return, but due to ethnic tension the surrounding communities fiercely opposed the settlement of Pashtuns in their midst. For 4 months they lived in a camp-like situation in Sholgara centre but now the government has identified a piece of land for them in Mohajir Qeshlaq. This year UNHCR was unable to include them in its shelter program due to the unsettled land issue, but they are expected to be included in the 2009 shelter program.  .
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