Conclusion
Burma’s census is not simply a technical
exercise, but that appears to be how it is being
treated by the United Nations. The complex
and violent situation in Burma, both past and
present, is not receiving the attention it needs
to. The International Technical Advisory Board,
which UNFPA proudly boasted had given the
census a “thumbs up”,
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is exactly as the name
says, technical. Members visiting Burma did not
look at the wider history and current context, or
meet with