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Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar

·November 11, 2024·4 min read

In a report released on Thursday, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) described the situation in the poverty-struck province as an “unprecedented disaster”. “A perfect storm is brewing,” it said, citing a combination of interlinked issues – restrictions on domestic and international flow of goods, hyperinflation, loss of livelihoods, dwindling agricultural...

Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN

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·October 12, 2024·1 min read

The UN chief’s appeal comes as aid agencies warn that millions of people remain in acute need across Myanmar – particularly in the north, southeast and Rakhine state. Their plight has been made even worse by torrential rainfall and catastrophic flooding, amid a lack of humanitarian access and insufficient relief funding....

Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup

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·September 17, 2024·1 min read

At least 5,350 civilians have been killed, and more than 3.3 million displaced, since the military seized power on 1 February 2021, and over half the population is living below the poverty line mainly due to violence perpetrated by the national armed forces. Furthermore, nearly 27,400 people have been arrested,...

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer

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·December 12, 2023·2 min read

The southeast Asian country’s opium output has surpassed that of Afghanistan, where the Taliban imposed a ban on its production in April last year – leading to a 95 per cent fall in cultivation, UNODC said. The area under opium cultivation this year is estimated to be 47,100 hectares, up...

Fighting engulfs over two-thirds of Myanmar, fuelling humanitarian needs

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·December 9, 2023·1 min read

Among those fighting the military are a loose coalition of well-armed ethnic militias, as well as the People’s Defence Forces (PDF) – an armed group supporting National Unity Government (NUG) and opposed to the February 2021 military coup, according to media reports. Telecommunication blackouts In a flash update, the UN...

World News in Brief: WFP ‘pauses’ north Yemen food aid, human rights and sport, Myanmar latest

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·December 5, 2023·3 min read

The region has been under the control of opposition Houthi forces since the internationally recognized Government were driven out of the city in 2015. WFP said that despite negotiating with the authorities for nearly a year to provide a more limited aid programme that would reach around 6.5 million in...

Myanmar: Intense fighting spreads to cities, as civilians seek shelter

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·November 19, 2023·1 min read

In the fighting so far, about 70 civilians – and combatants who are out of action – have reportedly been killed and over 90 wounded, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR). The fighting has also fuelled a fresh wave of displacement, driving over 200,000 people from their homes...

Sharp uptick in fighting in Myanmar, UN humanitarians report

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·November 4, 2023·2 min read

Clashes intensified on Sunday and continued through the week, significantly impacting northeast and southeast Myanmar and forcing over 48,000 people from their homes, amid rising needs, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). There are also reports that an alliance of three rebel groups seized towns...

Myanmar: ‘Inhumanity in its vilest form’ continues, warns Türk

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·September 27, 2023·2 min read

“Each day, the people of Myanmar are enduring horrifying attacks, flagrant human rights violations and the crumbling of their livelihoods and hopes,” said Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. He was briefing the Human Rights Council – the UN’s primary body for the protection and promotion of rights...

War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators

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·September 12, 2023·2 min read

“The frequency and intensity of war crimes and crimes against humanity has only increased in recent months,” said Nicholas Koumjian, head of the investigation team, formally known as the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM). ‘Brazen bombings’ Addressing the forum in Geneva, he described even “more brazen aerial bombings and indiscriminate...

‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism

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·August 8, 2023·1 min read

These include indiscriminate attacks on civilians from aerial bombing, mass executions of civilians and detained combatants, and large-scale and intentional burning of civilian homes and buildings, resulting in the destruction of entire villages in some cases, the Mechanism said in a news release. “Every loss of life in Myanmar is...

Myanmar atrocities and impunity must end: Türk

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·July 7, 2023·2 min read

Repeated, horrific violations have been recorded by the UN human rights office, including mass killings, extra-judicial executions, and beheadings, Mr. Türk said, while the military has continued to carry out atrocities in Rakhine state, where the Rohingya minority are denied citizenship. In an address to the Council, he called for...