Myanmar
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Migrants and Refugees
UNHCR underscores plight of Rohingya refugees amid alarming reports
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday released a statement expressing grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees…
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Middle East
UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ human rights crisis in Myanmar as violence and economic collapse deepen
Myanmar’s spiralling human rights crisis – fuelled by relentless military violence, systemic impunity and economic collapse – has left civilians…
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Asia Pacific
‘She cries in her sleep’: Deeper crisis looms beneath devastation from Myanmar quake
An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks…
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Women
First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims
In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, life-saving aid efforts led by…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar crisis deepens as military attacks persist and needs grow
More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper into crisis as continued military…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar quake: Airstrikes persist as UN pushes aid efforts
Amid ongoing military airstrikes and growing humanitarian needs following last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the UN has intensified…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts
The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week’s devastating earthquakes claimed…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar quake: UN calls for urgent protection for vulnerable women and girls
Friday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also deepened long-standing gender inequalities –…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams say
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday’s earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar earthquake tragedy ‘compounds already dire crisis’
Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster “remains unclear”, the UN’s…
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