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	Surapol Kongchanthik, chairman of the NHRC sub-committee on ethnic minorities and stateless people, made the call when he and his delegation visited the centre providing care for the abandoned Myanmar children in Tak&rsquo;s Mae Sot district.</div>
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	The centre is run by the Social Action Women (SAW) group.</div>
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	Surapol said the SAW could not go public to seek help for the children because they do not have legal status.</div>
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	Surapol called on government agencies concerned to provide urgent help for the children.</div>
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	He said he would seek an establishment of a foundation to help the SAW as it also is taking care of several ill Myanmar women.</div>
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Thai authorities urged to provide legal status to 69 abandoned Myanmar children

A National Human Rights Commission’s subcommittee Sunday called on the Thai government to provide legal status to 69 abandoned Myanmar children under care of a non-governmental organization in Tak.