Refugees

Apr. 05 The humanitarian commitment of the International emphatically reaffirmed at a 2-day meeting convened in Geneva in July by UN secretary General Kurt Waldheim. The 65 nations attending the meeting made substantial commitments of funds and offers of permanent asylum to help solve the immediate and long term needs on the hundred of the thousands of Indochinese refugees and displayed persons in South East Asia. The international relief effort is being coordinated by the UN High Commissioner for refugees.A Laotian refugee of the KHMU tribe washing her baby at the Ban Nam Cam, Nan Province, Thailand. There are 2 camps in Nan: Sobtuang camp (10, 427 refugees) and Nam Yao camp (13, 366 refugees). Living in these Campos are refugees from Laos who have fled to Thailand since 1975. These Loation refugees are from 5 major tribes. HMONG (or MEO), YAO, PHAI (or THIN), LAO, And KHMU

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