Karen Information Center

July 27, 2017
Karen refugee youth took part in a politics, peace and management bootcamp this week. Over 70 people attended the three-day training, which was held...
July 27, 2017
Only five houses have been rebuilt in a Karenni refugee camp in Thailand after a fire in the beginning of the month.
July 27, 2017
South Korea welcomed nearly two dozen Karen refugees to the country this week as part of a three-year resettlement program that began in 2015.
July 25, 2017
A low-cost, subsidized medical clinic reopened last week in Kyaukkyi, Bago Region, expanding the remote area’s health care options, according to...
July 24, 2017
<p>The US ambassador to Myanmar met with the Karen National Union on July 21 to get input about supporting local health and education projects...
July 17, 2017
<p>On her sixth tour of Myanmar, UN human rights expert Yanghee Lee made a stop to meet with Karen social organizations in Hpa-an township,...
July 12, 2017
Representatives from eight ethnic armed groups took part in a training program offered by the Cambodia-based Centre for Peace and Conflict Study from...
July 11, 2017
<p>Over 1,000 signatures have so far been collected on a petition against building a coal-fired power plant in Kayin (Karen) State, according...
July 10, 2017
The Karen National Union lauded female participation in a recent, local political training after the course attained a 30 percent quota.
July 10, 2017
Over 11,000 rural households in Kayin (Karen) State are set to newly receive electricity thanks to a long-awaited solar panel program.
July 7, 2017
Over 300 Karenni refugees have been made homeless after a fire destroyed 71 houses in their camp in Mae Hong Son Province on July 5.
July 7, 2017
Cynthia Maung, a doctor who has spent nearly three decades working with refugees along the Thai-Myanmar border, was honored this week with the 2017...