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Labour of love
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/08/2019
» Today there are more than 70 million refugees and displaced people. What's more worrying than that figure is that this is the highest level of displacement in almost 70 years.
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Ending statelessness
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/07/2019
» A veteran advocate for the rights of stateless communities in Thailand, Tuenjai Deetes has for close to half-a-century devoted her life to helping them achieve their rightful status in a nation they have resided in for long enough to love and cherish as their own.
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The eyes of a refugee
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/06/2019
» Pairoj Pichetmetakul spent five days in Cox's Bazar, one of the world's largest refugee camps in Bangladesh. There, an estimated 1.4 million members of the Rohingya population, who have fled atrocities at the hands of Myanmar soldiers, are facing hardship. Due to their large numbers, humanitarian-aid agencies are barely able to offer basic necessities such as food, shelter and medicine, and often campaign for donations.
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Her body, her choice
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/03/2019
» Each year, around 20 million unsafe abortions are carried out globally, with roughly 80,000 maternal deaths reported. That's nine deaths every hour. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 95% of these occur in developing countries.
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Overcoming obstacles
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/02/2019
» Damkerng Mungthanya might be visually impaired. But that doesn't hamper him from teaching English to high school students at Satri Si Suriyothai School, one of Bangkok's oldest public schools for girls.
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Going from strength to strength
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/02/2018
» Nvader, a non-government organisation dedicated to combating sex trafficking, has since 2014 been working closely with Thai law enforcement to bring criminals to justice and support survivors.
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An exploration of the global refugee crisis
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/01/2018
» Today the refugee crisis has snowballed into a global concern. While much has been written about their plight, it is photos of the squalid and perilous conditions and life they experience that tug on our heartstrings.
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Ongoing catastrophe
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/10/2017
» Humanitarian aid transcends religion and ethnicity. Life speaks with an NGO, a Buddhist philanthropist and a Catholic priest who have been assisting the Rohingya since 2012
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Long way home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/06/2017
» Twelve year old Ali*, a Syrian refugee of Palestinian descent, has resided with his family of eight in Thailand for five years. The preteen speaks Thai fluently and to his Thai football mates, he is very much Thai despite his Middle Eastern looks.
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A distant war brought home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/02/2017
» When it comes to humanitarian work, television journalist Sittisak Wongkasorn has never allowed religion, race or other outside factors to determine who he helps.
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