refugee camps located in UNBRO's area of operations, thereby complicating Vietnam's efforts to play a decisive role in Cambodia's internal politics. UNBRO was also extensively criticized for failing to provide adequate protection for refugee camp residents from theft and violence. Most United Nations member states and nongovernmental agencies still consider UNBRO to have been a model UN operation that efficiently and cost-effectively provided essential support to more than 350,000 Cambodian civilians and played a major role in saving the lives of thousands living under the harsh control of the Khmer Rouge or who were subject to shelling by Vietnamese forces. Between 1994 and 2001, UNBRO sent 252 cartons of records to the off-site storage center used by UN organizations in Bangkok. On three occasions, in 1998, 1999, and 2001, the Deputy Director of UNBRO authorized the destruction of these records. References External links Thai-Cambodian Border Camps: UNBRO Article from United Nations website UNBRO Staff Website Forced Migration Digital Library Humanitarian aid organizations History of organizations based in Thailand 1982 establishments in Thailand United Nations organizations based in Asia Cambodia–Thailand border