Reports

After the closure of the centre for Montagnard asylum seekers, NGOs worry about the fate of new arrivals, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AFP) Human Rights Watch expressed concerns that after the refugee centre closes, the Cambodian government will screen future Montagnard asylum…

Gunfire along the Thai - Cambodia border in Si Sa Ket's Kantharalak district on Friday 4 February has caused thousands of villagers to flee to temporary shelters in safe zone areas. By 7 February, around 14, 735 people have…

Details of Response Emergency: Cambodia/Thai border conflict - displaced people Date of Emergency: 4 February 2011 Implementing Member(s): Lutheran World Federation, Department of World Service (LWF/DWS) associate member Life with Dignity, Cambodia DETAILS OF THE EMERGENCY: The armed clashes between the Cambodian and Thai military…

More than 30,000 villagers living near the borders of Thailand and Cambodia were affected when the fighting erupted around the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province. The exchange of fire started on the first week of February and…

The fighting between the Thai and the Cambodian military over the Preah Vihear temple forces Malteser International, the relief service of the Order of Malta for worldwide humanitarian aid, to withdraw its staff from the health facilities and health…

Stephen Ryan, Asia Pacific zone office. Recent hostilities in the border region between Cambodia and Thailand resulted in the internal evacuation of thousands of people from their homes, raising an urgent need for food, shelter and other forms of assistance. At…

Summary: There has been ongoing tension on the border between Thailand and Cambodia because of the long-disputed ownership of a 900-year-old temple which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A skirmish on 7 February 2011, however, escalated into…

To see this news alert with links to sources, click here Southern Sudan: Returnees attacked on their way south IDPs travelling to Southern Sudan before and after the recent referendum on independence have faced difficulties during and after their journey. Between November…

Brief Description of the Emergency Armed clashes that flared up on 4 February 2011 between the Cambodian and Thai military over a disputed stretch of border surrounding a 900-year-old temple have killed both soldiers and civilians. The exact number of…

BANGKOK, 9 February 2011 (IRIN) - NGOs working along the Thai-Cambodian border are monitoring clashes between the two countries near a disputed temple and are extremely concerned about the reported displacement of up to 30,000 people. "We have evacuated our…