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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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Humanitarian Aid
Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against time
The human toll of the earthquake which devastated central Myanmar continues to rise, UN humanitarians warned on Sunday, putting more…
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Humanitarian Aid
Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on…
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Climate Change
UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand
Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams…
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Asia Pacific
‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief
Myanmar is mired in one of the world’s worst human rights crises, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar crisis: Civilians killed in airstrikes as Rohingya risk dangerous journeys
The security situation in Myanmar continues to remain highly volatile, with intensified airstrikes across multiple regions leading to dozens of…
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