Umpiem Mai Refugee Camp

Umpiem Mai (Thai: อุ้มเปี้ยมใหม่ also called Umphiem, Umphang and UMP) is a refugee camp in Thailand 12 km from the Myanmar border.

The "Camp residents receive monthly rations provided by a group of non-governmental organizations known as the Thai-Burma Border Consortium (TBBC).

The standard group of rations consists of rice, charcoal, cooking oil, yellow bean and fortified flour.

It was “initially a harsh environment with little tree cover, torrential rain and a cold climate (the altitude is over 1,200 meters).

The camp is situated on very hilly terrain and there was a significant danger from soil erosion particularly during the rainy season.