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09 April 2014
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Former Foes Cooperate to Count Karen Areas for the First Time
THAN BYU ZAYAT, Kayin State, Myanmar — “Up to now, we never had the opportunity to know how many people live in our part of the world,” observed Gen. U Shwe Maung, commander of…
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08 April 2014
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Ethnic Gurkha Uses Right to Self-identify in Myanmar Census
FALAM TOWNSHIP, Chin State -- On a glorious hilltop overlooking town an array of colourful flowers meets the eye and the sweet smell of burning incense fills your nostrils as you…
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06 April 2014
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Observers report that Chin census is going according to plan
46 International observers along with national counterparts carried out an important monitoring mission of this year's landmark Myanmar census which took place between 30 March to…
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05 April 2014
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Census Highlights Needs of People with Disabilities
KALAY TOWNSHIP, Chin State -- Eight year-old Lalremurata is sitting outside his bamboo shack in a deprived area of town, waiting for the enumerator to come. When he sees her…
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04 April 2014
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Ethnic Pa-Os Hope Census Enumeration Will Promote Development
NAUNG KON, Shan State, Myanmar — Women in wide hats toiled in the sun, laying gravel and rocks on a dusty roadbed to build the first semi-paved street through this sprawling…
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03 April 2014
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Respondents Understand the Census: Mon State Enumerator
BILIN TOWNSHIP, Mon State, Myanmar — Daw Thein Thay was out early on Sunday morning 30 March, eager to start collecting data in her assigned area. The 35 year-old Karen primary…
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01 April 2014
Statement
STATEMENT: UNFPA Concerned about Decision Not to Allow Census Respondents to Self-Identify as Rohingya
YANGON -- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is deeply concerned about the Myanmar Government’s decision not to allow census respondents who wish to self-identify their…
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28 March 2014
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE: International observers prepare for Myanmar census
YANGON-UNFPA, A team of 23 international independent observers, together with 23 national observers, will bear witness to Myanmar's first census in over thirty years, which will…
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28 March 2014
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE: UNFPA Statement on Myanmar Census and Violence in Rakhine State
YANGON—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is very concerned about the mob attacks on international NGO and UN offices in Sittwe yesterday, and supports the call by the UN…
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