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Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams say

·April 1, 2025·2 min read

Speaking to journalists from Yangon on Tuesday, Julia Rees, Deputy Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the country described seeing massive needs rising by the hour, after a 7.7 magnitude quake. “Entire communities have been flattened,” she said, with children and families sleeping out in the open with...

Myanmar earthquake tragedy ‘compounds already dire crisis’

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·April 1, 2025·3 min read

Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Marcoluigi Corsi expressed the UN’s profound sorry at the immense loss of life stemming from Friday’s 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude quakes with the death toll rising to around 2,000, according to the country’s military junta. “The latest reports indicate significant loss of life, widespread injuries, and...

Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against time

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·March 30, 2025·3 min read

According to news reports citing Myanmar’s military leader, around 1,700 are confirmed dead from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake, with some 3,400 injured and hundreds still missing. In the Thai capital Bangkok which was also rocked by the seismic event, 76 construction workers are reportedly still missing following the collapse of...

UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand

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·March 30, 2025·2 min read

The Emergency Relief Coordinator tweeted that UN teams are being “supported by expertise across our global network”. News reports quoting sources in the Burmese city of Mandalay, close to the epicentre of the quake, indicate that hundreds have died. In neighbouring Thailand more than 80 construction workers are missing, according...

Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts

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·March 29, 2025·3 min read

The earthquakes of 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude struck Myanmar in the centre of the country northwest of Sagaing. The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported on Saturday that hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with extensive damage to health infrastructure. The areas affected are Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw,...

‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief

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·March 3, 2025·3 min read

Addressing the Human Rights Council on Friday, he detailed the devastating toll of the ongoing conflict and economic collapse on civilians – many of whom have been displaced by the fighting. Earlier in the day the Council discussed the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, having heard a report from rights...

Myanmar: UN chief urges return to civilian rule as crisis worsens

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·February 2, 2025·2 min read

Following the coup, President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained and the country was plunged into a humanitarian and human rights crisis that has only worsened amid an intensifying civil conflict. “Secretary-General António Guterres condemns all forms of violence and calls on all parties to...

Four years after the coup, Myanmar remains on the brink

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·January 30, 2025·3 min read

Myanmar’s Enduring Polycrisis: Four Years into a Tumultuous Journey, launched on Wednesday, points to the bleak picture of a nation in freefall, with nearly half the population living below the poverty line, essential services crumbling and the economy in disarray. With no political resolution in sight, the crisis is expected...

World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update

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·January 11, 2025·3 min read

The World Food Programme (WFP) provided lifesaving assistance to 7.8 million people, while the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reached nearly three million children with essential nutrition support. This was done in the face of an escalating crisis resulting from the brutal war between rival militaries which erupted in April 2023...

World News in Brief: Gaza medical challenge, justice for Africa, rising violence in Myanmar

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·December 16, 2024·4 min read

The situation is especially dire in North Gaza governorate, which has been under siege for more than two months, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during his daily briefing from New York. Access to basic services has also been severely constrained, he added, noting that the UN agency that assists Palestine...

Arrest warrant sought for Myanmar Commander-in-Chief for Rohingya crimes

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·November 28, 2024·3 min read

The move, announced on Wednesday, follows a comprehensive investigation by the ICC into the 2016 and 2017 waves of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine province targeting the minority Muslim Rohingya community. “My Office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing...

Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar

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·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...