Friday, March 11, 2011

EU Commissioner to visit Burma refugees

(uscampaignforburma.org)

(Eurasia Review) Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation, and Crisis Response, will arrive in Thailand on Saturday. She will visit camps hosting refugees from Burma and will discuss with the Royal Thai Government the concrete measures to build a sustainable future for the refugees. “Right now, the world’s attention is focusing on another humanitarian emergency -- that in Northern Africa, but we cannot lose sight of these other places, such as Thailand, where humanitarian needs persist and where we have the chance to be part of the solution,” she said ahead of her trip. More>>

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