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<p>Between 2009-12 DFID has been providing a programme of assistance, totalling around £9 million, for humanitarian and protection support to over 140,000 refugees in nine camps in Thailand and internally displaced people in conflicted-affected border areas of Burma. This month DFID announced further, increased, support for organisations based on the Thailand-Burma border delivering assistance in areas including food, shelter, health care and legal assistance with additional focus on preparations of refugees for the possibility of return. Funding for this is likely to exceed £13 million.</p> |