Ending the Waiting Game: Strategies for Responding to Internally Displaced People in Burma

Ending the Waiting Game: Strategies for Responding to Internally Displaced People in Burma" argues that the crisis in Burma has reached a point where displaced people and other vulnerable populations simply cannot wait any longer for outside assistance, including health services, education, food production and building the capacity of civil society organizations in the country. U.S. sanctions against Burma's military regime currently prevent the provision of significant humanitarian aid."...Table of Contents
Executive Summary i
Introduction 1
Types of Displacement and Conditions of the Displaced Population 4
Displacement Resulting from Counter-insurgency 5
Displacement in Ceasefire Areas 6
Development-induced Displacement 7
Urban Displacement 7
Summary of Displacement by Geographic Area 8
Displacement as a Consequence of Economic Vulnerability 10
Conditions of the Displaced Population 10
Humanitarian Response Inside Burma 13
The Government of Burma 13
Burma-based Agencies 13
Thailand-based Agencies 17
The Debate Over Aid and Engagement 19
The Aid Dilemma 19
Concern about Aid Reaching People in Need 21
Sanctions vs Engagement 23
The International Community's Response to Burma 24
Rationale for International Assistance Inside Burma 31
Towards a More Effective Response to Internal Displacement 34
Burma-based Agencies 34
Thailand-based Agencies 36
The Government of Burma 37
Refugees International's Recommendations 38