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Febuary 1997 – September 1999

1. Top Leaders’ Conferences

BUILDING A CIVIL SOCIETY IN BURMA                                                                            Brussels, September 1997
NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON BURMA                                                                          Ottawa, April 1998
ETHNIC CHIN CONFERENCE                                                                                             Ottawa, May 1998
NCGUB CABINET MEETING                                                                                               Sydney, August 1998
MISSION TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY                                                                    New York, October 1998
KAREN NATIONAL UNION – UNITY CONFERENCE                                                     Burma border, January 1999
ALL BURMA STUDENTS DEMOCRATIC FRONT – 5th CONFERENCE                      Burma border, March1999
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE UNION OF BURMA – 5th CONFERENCE                 Burma border, June 1999
 
2. Leaders’ Seminars
BURMA NGO CONSULTATION                                                                                            Brussels, September 1997
KAREN NATIONAL UNION – SEMINAR                                                                             Burma border, January 1998
BURMA SEMINAR                                                                                                                   Lisbon, April 1998
LOOKING FOR BURMA                                                                                                         Brussels, April-May 1998
TALK ON BURMESE WOMEN                                                                                              Brussels, May 1998
BURMESE DRUG TRADE – NARCO-DICTATORSHIP                                                    Brussels, May 1998
ECONOMIC BRIEFING FOR BURMESE LEADERS                                                        Bangkok, May 1998
ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IN DEMOCRATIZING BURMA                                   Bangkok, June 1998
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT SEMINAR                                                                  Burma border, July 1998
FORUM OF WOMEN’S GROUPS FROM BURMA                                                            Burma, November 1998
PREPARATORY SEMINAR FOR KAREN UNITY                                                            Burma, November 1998
CONSTITUTIONAL SEMINAR                                                                                            New Delhi, December 1998
CHIN CONSTITUTIONAL SEMINAR                                                                                  Washington DC, March 1999
CONFLICT RESOLUTION WORKSHOP – BURMA                                                         Montreal, April 1999
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION PROGRAM WORKSHOP                                             Burma border, May 1999
CONFLICT RESOLUTION WORKSHOP – BURMA                                                       Hong Kong, July 1999
CONFLICT RESOLUTION WORKSHOP – BURMA                                                       New York, September 1999
 
3. Researchers Meetings
 
THE FUTURE OF BURMA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES                         Bangkok, May 1998
ECONOMIC BRIEFING                                                                                                      Bangkok, May 1998
MAKING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK IN BURMA                                       Berlin, December 1998
 
4. Tr a i n i n g
ABSDF BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING                                                                    Burma, 1997-1999
BLC LEGAL TRAINING – KARENNI                                                                             Burma border, January 1998
  NCUB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING –                                                                  Shan Burma border, 1998                                             NCUB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – PDC                                            Burma border, February 1998
NCUB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – MON                                                        Burma border, March 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – ABYMU                                                      Burma border, March 1998
NCGUB UN TRAINING – CHR                                                                                       Geneva, April 1998
BLC LEGAL TRAINING – MON LAND                                                                          Burma, May 1998
NCGUB UN TRAINING - WOMEN (CEDAW)                                                              New York, June 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – ABSDF/NLD-LA                                        Burma border, July 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – ABSDF                                                        Burma border, July 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – DPA                                                             Burma b., September 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – PLF                                                             Burma b., September 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – KNU                                                           Burma b., November 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – PLF                                                            Burma b., November 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – PPF                                                            Burma b., November 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – PPP                                                             Burma b., November 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – PPF                                                             Burma b., December 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – CNF                                                            Burma b., December 1998
BLC LEGAL TRAINING – ETHNIC                                                                                India, December 1998
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – DPNS                                                         Burma border, January 1999
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – MLOB                                                         Burma border, January 1999
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – ALP                                                             Burma border, February 1999
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – DPNS                                                         Burma border, February 1999
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – PLF                                                             Burma border, February 1999
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – ABMU                                                         Burma border, March 1999
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – DPNS                                                         Burma border, March 1999
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – DPNS                                                         Burma border, April 1999
DAB BASIC DEMOCRACY TRAINING – PPP                                                            Burma border, May 1999
5. Printing/Distribution of Report s
BLC CONSITUTIONAL JOURNAL – COMMENTARY 1997 1,000 copies
CHIN JOURNAL – BURMA 1998   3,000 copies
HUMAN RIGHTS YEARBOOK 1998   5,000 copies
KACHIN COMMON WRITING SYSTEM 1998
KACHIN LITERATURE – 5 books, 1998   1,000 copies each
SHAN LITERATURE – 4 books, 1998    1,000 copies each
SHAN NEWSPAPER – "INDEPENDENCE" 1998
SHANLAND WEBSITE 1998
UN BURMESE WOMEN’S CEDAW ALTERNATE REPORT, June 1998
ALL QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT ? 88-page English   1,000 copies
CHIN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS 1999
HUMAN RIGHTS YEARBOOK 1999  5,000 copies
KACHIN COMMON WRITING SYSTEM 1999
SHANLAND WEBSITE 1999
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BURMA, SUP, 1999 1,000 copies
B u rma Vi d e o s
‘BORDERING ON TYRANNY’, Options 2000
December 1997
‘ROAD TO NOWHERE’, Images Asia
July 1999
‘WHEN SPIDERS UNITE’, Burma Project (HF)
August 1999
P a rtner organizations/co-sponsors &
 
 
c o - o rg a n i z e r s :
 
1. ABC - Australian Burma Council, Canberra
2. ABSDF - All Burma Students Democratic Front,
Burma
3. ADDB - Associates to Develop Democratic Burma
Inc, Canada
4. Alternate ASEAN Network on Burma, Bangkok
5. Amnesty International-Northern Ireland
6. BCN - Burma Centrum Nederland, Amsterdam
7. BLC – Burma Lawyers Council
8. BRC – Burmese Relief Centre, Thailand
9. Burma Action – Ireland, Dublin
10. Burma Bureau, Cologne
11. CFOB - Canadian Friends of Burma, Ottawa
12. CLWR - Canadian Lutheran World Relief,
Winnipeg
13. CNF - Chin National Front, Burma
14. DAB – Democratic Alliance of Burma
15. DBC - Danish Burma Committee, Copenhagen
16. EarthRights International, USA
17. EIAS - European Institute for Asian Studies,
Brussels
18. Empowering the Women of Burma, Winnipeg
19. European Parliament, Brussels
20. FES - Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn
21. FES - Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Brussels
22. Friends of Karen and Burmese Democracy, Lisbon
23. Geopolitical Drug Watch, Paris
24. IAD - Institute for Asian Democracy,
Washington DC
25. ICHRDD – International Centre for Human Rights
and Democratic Development, Montreal
26. IIDEA - International Institute for Democratic and
Electoral Assistance, Stockholm
27. Info-Birmanie, Ales, France
28. Info-Birmanie, Paris
29. Institute for Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn
University, Thailand
30. KNU - Karen National Union, Burma
31. KWIA Burma Working Group, Belgium
32. NBC – Norwegian Burma Council, Oslo
33. NCGUB – National Coalition Government of the
Union of Burma
34. NCUB - National Council of the Union of Burma,
Burma
35. NDF – National Democratic Front, Burma
36. NED – National Endowment for Democracy,
Washington DC
37. OPIC - Olof Palme International Center,
Stockholm
38. PD Burma - Network of Political Leaders
Promoting Democracy in Burma
39. Petrole ou Birmanie Campaign, Belgium,
40. RGEDB - Research Group for the Economic
Development of Burma
41. SDU - Shan Democratic Union
42. South Asian Human Rights Documents Centre,
New Delhi
43. SYCB - Students & Youth Congress of Burma
44. TBF – The Burma Fund, Washington DC
45. TNI - Trans-National Institute, Amsterdam
46. Trocaire, Dublin
 
B u rmese part i c i p a n t s / b e n e f i c i a r i e s :
1. ABFSU - All Burma Federation of Student Unions
2. ABMU – All Burma Muslim Union
3. ABMYU – All Burma Young Monks Union
4. ABSDF - All Burma Students Democratic Front
5. ALP - Arakan Liberation Party
6. AWG - Akha Women’s Group
7. BERG - Burmese Ethnic Research Group
8. BIG - Burma Information Group, Thailand
9. BLC - Burma Lawyers Council
10. Burma Bulletin, Denver, Colorado
11. Burma Bureau, Cologne
12. Burmese community in Australia
13. Burmese community in Canada
14. Burmese community in Germany
15. Burmese community in London
16. BWU - Burmese Women’s Union
17. CHRO - Chin Human Rights Organization, Ottawa
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18. CNC - Chin National Congress, Hamburg
19. CNF - Chin National Front, Burma
20. CNLD - Chin National League for Democracy,
Sweden
21. CWO - Chin Women’s Organization, India
22. DAB - Democratic Alliance of Burma
23. Dai Information Network
24. Displaced Women’s Welfare Association, Bangkok
25. DPA – Democratic Party of Arakan
26. DPNS – Democratic Party for New Society
27. Dr Cynthia’s Clinic
28. DVB – Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo
29. Ethnic Cease-fire Groups, Burma
30. FBC - Free Burma Coalition, Washington DC
31. FTUB - Federation of Trade Unions – Burma
32. KA&F, Kachin-American and Friends
33. Kachin Health Department
34. Kachin Women’s Group
35. KHRG - Karen Human Rights Group
36. KNL - Karen National League
37. KNLP - Kayan New Land Party
38. KNPP – Karenni National Progressive Party
39. KNU - Karen National Union
40. KNWO - Karenni National Women’s Orgaization
41. KRC - Karen Refugee Committee
42. KSNG - Karen Students Network Group
43. KWG - Kachin Women’s Group, Thailand
44. KWO - Karen Women’s Organization
45. KYO - Karen Youth Organization
46. LDF - Lahu Democratic Front
47. LWO - Lahu Women’s Orgaization
48. Mizzima News Service, New Delhi
49. MLOB – Muslim Liberation Organization of
Burma
50. MPU - Members of Parliament Union, Burma
51. MUL - Mon Unity League
52. NCGUB - National Coalition Government of the
Union of Burma
53. NCUB - National Council of the Union of Burma
54. NDF - National Democratic Front, Burma
55. NHEC - National Health and Education
Committee
56. NLD (LA) - National League for Democracy-
Liberated Area, Burma
57. NMSP - New Mon State Party
58. OPWCR - Organization for the Protection of
Women & Children’s Rights, Mae Sot
59. Pan-Kachin Development Society, USA
60. PLF – Peoples Liberation Front, Burma
61. PPF – Peoples Patriotic Front, Burma
62. PPLO - Pa-O Peoples Liberation Organization
63. PPP – Peoples Patriotic Party
64. PSLF - Palaung State Liberation Front
65. PYNG - Palaung Youth Network Group
66. RGEDB - Research Group for the Economic
Development of Burma, Washington DC
67. RWU - Rakhaing Women’s Union, Bangladesh
68. Safe House & Weaving for Women, Thailand
69. Salween Watch
70. SDU - Shan Democratic Union
71. SHAN - Shan Herald Agency for News
72. Shan Development Group
73. Shan Health Department
74. Shan Information Office
75. Shan Women’s Groups
76. SHRF - Shan Human Rights Foundation
77. SRC - Shan Refugee Committee
78. SSA (S) - Shan State Army South
79. SSNC - Shan State National Council, Burma
80. SSO - Shan State Organization
81. SURA - Shan United Revolutionay Army
82. SWAN - Shan Women’s Action Network
83. SWG - Shan Women’s Group, Thailand
84. SYNG - Shan Youth Network Group
85. Tavoyan Womens Union
86. TBF – The Burma Fund, Washington DC
87. UNLD (LA) - United Nationalities League for
Democracy (Liberated Area)
88. Weaving for Women, Thailand
89. WNO - Wa National Organization
90. WRWAB - Women’s Rights and Welfare
Association of Burma
 
E u ro - B u rma Staff
Harn Yawnghwe, Director
Beaudee Zawmin, Senior Assistant, 1999
Sally Steen, Assistant, 1997-99
Brigitte MacDonald, Assistant, 1997-98
Michel Beankens, Assistant, 1997-98
Carolyn Walker, Assistant – Part-time 1999
Martin Gordon, Assistant – Part-time 1999