Myanmar/Burma

NGO contacts
United Nations Contacts
Government Contacts
New York Permanent Mission

NGO CONTACTS


Altsean-Burma
P.O. Box 296, Lardprao Post Office
Bangkok 10310, Thailand
Ph # : +66 1 850 9008
Fax # :+66 2 693 4939
E-mail: altsean@altsean.org
Website: http://www.altsean.org/

Burma Peace Campaign
Keysersgate 1, 0165 Oslo, Norway
Ph#: 47 22 11 23 40/42
Fax#: 47 22 11 49 88
E-mail: post@burmapeacecampaign.org
Website: www.burmapeacecampaign.org

Burma Project
400 West 59 St, 4th floor, NY, NY 10019
Ph#: 212.548.0632
Fax#: 212.548.4655
E-mail: burma@sorosny.org
Website: www.burmaproject.org

Burmese Women's Union
The Union was also formed to educate women about globally accepted human rights and women's rights. The BWU believes that sustainable development is a high priority, and self-reliance programs are being implemented to achieve this goal.
P.O Box 45, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand
Ph#: 66 9 850 0963
E-mail: bwunion04@chmai2.loxinfo.co.th

Free Burma Coalition
1101 Pennsylvania Ave., SE # 204, Washington, DC 2003
Ph#: 202.547.5985
Fax#: 202.544.6118
E-mail: info@freeburmacoalition.org
Website: www.freeburmacoalition.org

Karen Human Rights Group
E-mail: khrg@khrg.org
Website: www.ibiblio.org/freeburma/humanrights/khrg/archive/

Karen Women's Organization (KWO)
KWO’s aims are to provide opportunities for women to earn and thereby improve their standard of living; to offer education especially in politics and the Karen struggle for autonomy;to encourage Karen women to play their role in the fight for liberation; and to promote equality of women in the Karen society.
P.O. Box 5, Mae Sot, Tak 63110, Thailand
Ph # : 66 5 621 230
Fax # : 66 53 682 572
E-mail: kwo@lchmai2.loxinfo.co.th

Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)
SWAN is a network of Shan women active in Thailand and along the Thai-Burma border. Its mission is to work for gender equality and justice for Shan women in the struggle of social and political change in Burma through community based actions, research and advocacy. SWAN is a founding member of the Women's League of Burma (WLB), an umbrella women's organization comprising eleven women's groups from Burma.
P O Box 120 Phrasing Post Office
Chiangmai 50200 Thailand
Email: kenneri@shanwomen.org
Website: www.shanwomen.org

The Burma Fund
1319 F Street NW Suite, 303 Washington, DC 20004
Ph#: 202.639.0636
Fax#: 202.639.0638
E-mail: mailbox@burmafund.org
Website: http://www.burmafund.org/

Women's Concern Group
Issues: Spirituality/Religion, Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Women's Identity/Theory/Analysis, HIV/AIDS
PO Box 1490, 601 Pyay Road, MESC Building
Kamayut, Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Ph# : 95 1-533957, 513579
Fax#: 976 322212

Women's Education for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE)
P.O. Box 58, Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai 50202, Thailand
Ph# : +66 53 221 654
Fax# : +66 53 357 695
E-mail: weave@cm.ksc.co.th

Women's League of Burma
Members: Burmese Women’s Union (BWU), Kachin Women's Association - Thailand (KWAT), Karen Women's Organization (KWO), Kuki Women's Human Rights Organization (KWHRO), Lahu Women's Organization (LWO), Palaung Women's Organization (PWO), Pa-O Women's Union (PWU), Rakhaing Women's Union (RWU), Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN), Tavoy Women's Union (TWU), Women's Rights & Welfare Association of Burma (WRWAB)
P O Box 413 G P O, Chiangmai 50000 Thailand
E-mail: wlb@womenofburma.org
Website: www.womenofburma.org

1. Burmese Women’s Union (BWU)
P.O Box 45, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand
E-mail: bwunion04@chmai2.loxinfo.co.th

2. Kachin Women's Association - Thailand (KWAT)
P.O Box 415, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand
E-mail: kwat@loxinfo.co.th

3. Karen Women's Organization (KWO)
P.O Box 19, Mae Sarieng 58110, Thailand
E-mail: kwo@chmai2.loxinfo.co.th

4. Lahu Women's Organization (LWO)
P.O Box 149, Mae Ping Post Office 50301, Thailand
E-mail: lwo2003@yahoo.com

5. Pa-O Women's Union (PWU)
P.O Box 19, Mae Hong Son 58000, Thailand
E-mail: pwu03@yahoo.com

6. Palaung Women's Organization (PWO)
P.O Box 108, Mae Sot, Tak 63110, Thailand
E-mail: e_muang@yahoo.com or lwaynang@yahoo.com

7. Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)
P.O . Box 120, Pharasing Post Office 50200, Chiang Mai, Thailand
E-Mail: kenneri@shanwomen.org
Website: www.shanwomen.org

8. Tavoy Women's Union (TWU)
P.O Box 48, Ranong Post Office, Reanong 85000, Thailand
E-mail: twu48@yahoo.com

9. Rakhaing Women's Union (RWU)
2/20, Pallabi, Mirpur, Dahka 1216,Bangladesh
E-mail: rwu2002@aitlbd.net

10. Women's Rights & Welfare Association Of Burma (WRWAB)
163,Sfs, Vasant Enclave, New Delhi- 110057
E-mail: wrwab@vsnl.net

11. Kuki Women's Human Rights Organization (KWHRO)
Moreh 795131, Manipur, India

Women's Rights and Welfare Association of Burma (WRWAB)
29-A / DG II, Vikas Puri,
New Delhi - 11018, India
Ph/Fax#: +91 11 255 49110
E-mail: wrwab@vsnl.net

UNITED NATIONS

UNIFEM- East and Southeast Asia Regional Office
Umbrella Organisation: Countries include Cambodia, China, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
UN Building, 12th Floor, Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
Ph #: +66-2-2881934 / 280 3810
Fax #: 66-2-280 6030
E-mail: unifem-bkk@mozart.inet.co.th
Web-site:www.unifem-eseasia.org

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Women in Development Section, Social Development Division
UN Building,Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Ph #: (662) 288 1697
Fax #: (662) 288 1080
Email: kay.unescap@un.org or jitsukawaw.unescap@un.org

GOVERNMENT CONTACTS

Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs (MNCWA)
Department of Social Welfare, Relieft and Resettlement
No. 64, Kabaaye Pagoda Road, Yangon
Ph #: (00951) 650 493
Fax#: (00951) 650 002
Website: www.mynamar.com.Women/MNCWA/mncwa.html

NEW YORK PERMANENT MISSION

Permanent Representative of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations
10 East 77th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021
Ph#: (212) 535-1310/1311
Fax#: (212) 737-2421
E-mail: mmrun@undp.org