1.2.1 With this land policy, the Karen National Union or KNU (hereafter “the KNU Authorities”) strives to uphold international human rights standards, to promote the welfare of all Karen peoples and long-standing resident village communities, and to protect local food production systems and ecosystems and food security throughout Kawthoolei. The KNU is the leading political organisation representing the aspirations of the Karen people. The KNU was founded in 1947, its predecessor organisations date back to 1881..." Until last month, southeastern Myanmar had seen almost three years of relative peace following the January 2012 signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Karen National Union (KNU) and the government of President Thein Sein, a former general turned civilian reformer.

The government signed a preliminary ceasefire with the Karen National Union (KNU) and its military wing, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), in 2012.
The Karen National Union(Burmese: ကရင် အမျိုးသား အစည်းအရုံး; abbreviated KNU) is a political organisation with an armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army(KNLA) that … The Karen National Union (KNU) is a democratic political organisation, seeking equality and self-determination, human rights, democracy and equality in a Federal Union of Burma. By Lawi Weng 27 August 2018 . This name was later changed to the KNU. The main program will be from 11AM-1PM and includes speeches by the Karen National Union Chairperson and Secretary, who are visiting from the Karen State of Burma. Karen National Union is a democratic organisation, representing the Karen people of Burma.

Some of the Karen, led primarily by the Karen National Union (KNU), have waged a war against the central Burmese government since early 1949. 1.1.9 The Karen National Union shall establish and operate mechanism for management of land and land registration system which recognize land ownership. Following Myanmar’s independence from the British in 1948, the Karen National Defence Organization (KNDO) was formed to fight against the central government. The announcement comes with some delay but that's not to say we're less excited to be able to report that the archives of the Karen National Union (KNU) are now available through IISH (actually they were since late 2013, early 2014).

Mon State — The Karen Nation Union (KNU) has decided to continue working toward a peace deal with the government after a three-week meeting to review the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), which it signed along with several other of the country’s ethnic armed groups in 2015. Find out more about our structure and our democracy here..."...KNU History: "The Karen National Union is the leading political organisation representing the aspirations of the Karen people.