Burma is increasing the numbers of child soldiers on frontline
January 30, 2008
UN must not be duped yet again The Burma Campaign UK today dismissed as total nonsense claims by the regime ruling Burma that it is taking action on child soldiers….
Burma Campaign UK welcomes DFID’s decision to double aid to Burma
November 1, 2007
The Burma Campaign UK welcomes the announcement by The Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander MP, to double British aid to Burma from £8.8 million this year to…
DFID Defies MPs on Burma Aid – No Support for Democracy or Cross-Border Aid
October 23, 2007
DFID takes no action on any key recommendations by Parliamentary Committee. The Burma Campaign UK today expressed its shock and disappointment at the Department for International Development’s response to an…
UK Must Double Aid to Burma
October 16, 2007
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the Department for International Development to double aid to Burma from next year, and to follow a Commons Committee recommendation to quadruple aid…
Burma Campaign UK welcomes MPs’ call for more aid to Burma
July 25, 2007
‘Burma is one of the world’s forgotten crisis’ – International Development Committee The full report can be viewed here. The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed a report on British aid…
DFID Failing to Support Democracy in Burma – New Report
December 18, 2006
Read the report here The Burma Campaign UK today publishes a hard-hitting new report accusing DFID of failing to support democracy in Burma, and failing to provide aid to some…
New report confirms: Eastern Burma is now one of the world’s worst health disasters
September 7, 2006
A report released today in Bangkok at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand warns that people displaced by conflict in Burma face a public health catastrophe. The report entitled “Chronic Emergency” released…
Aid to Burma – Position Paper Released
July 28, 2006
Organisations campaigning for democracy in Burma, today released a position paper Pro-Aid, Pro-Sanctions, Pro-Engagement, : detailing their policy on humanitarian assistance to the country. The position paper has been published, in…