Burmese Military Companies Must Not Benefit from Earthquake Reconstruction
May 14, 2025
Burma Campaign UK today called on international investors, United Nations agencies and international humanitarian organisations operating in Burma to ensure that companies owned by the Burmese military do not benefit…
Burma’s earthquake has been exploited by the Burmese military
May 8, 2025
By Mark Farmaner The earthquake which struck Burma on 28th March 2025 has been anything but a disaster for the Burmese military. Instead, they have swiftly exploited the earthquake for…
Karen and Karenni refugees face starvation as daily rations slashed to mere 10 US cents
May 7, 2025
Statement from Karen organisations worldwideKaren and Karenni refugees face starvation as daily rations slashed to mere 10 US cents 108,000 refugees—predominantly Karen and Karenni people—living in camps along the Thailand-Burma…
Starmer’s UK Aid Cuts a Gift to Authoritarian Regimes
February 25, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to reduce UK aid from 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3% is indefensible and will cost lives, Burma Campaign UK said today….
UN Secretary General: Act Now To Prevent Famine in Rakhine State
December 17, 2024
Burma Campaign UK is urging UN Secretary General António Guterres to travel to Bangladesh to negotiate the opening of aid and trade routes into Rakhine State, Burma. In November the…
Joint Statement on World Refugee Day
June 20, 2024
End the Myanmar military junta’s atrocities causing mass displacement Ensure protection and locally led cross-border aid for displaced communities On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we, the undersigned 128…
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes UK Rohingya Genocide Intervention at UN Court
November 16, 2023
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the British government has filed its intervention in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. The UK government filed a…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt must listen to backbencher Jeremy Hunt and reverse aid cuts
November 14, 2023
Burma Campaign UK is today asking our supporters to write to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the Autumn Statement on 22 November, to urge him to reinstate UK aid spend…
UK aid cuts to Rohingya now at 85%
September 15, 2023
In what looks like a continuing downward trend of UK aid to Rohingya refugees, the UK government has recently announced only £3 million in humanitarian support to Rohingya refugees and…
149 Human Rights Groups Call on G20 countries to pressure India
September 6, 2023
Open letter endorsed by 149 human rights organizations to all G20 leadership on the need to pressure Prime Minister Narenda Modi to allow full humanitarian access to refugees along the India-Burma…