Myanmar
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A good character is more valuable than gold.
— Burmese proverb
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NGOs call for special session of UN Human Rights Council to address Myanmar crisis
Source: Article 19, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Amnesty International, CIVICUS, International Commission of Jurists, International Service for Human Rights, Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de I'Homme, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarIn light of serious reports of human rights violations, including crimes against ...
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Life in Cox’s Bazar and the importance of staying connected
Source: World Food Programme, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarMobile connectivity plays an essential role in restoring a sense of normalcy in Cox’s Bazar. It can help affected communities access information, communicate and coordinate better.The rain is falling heavily in Cox’s Bazar. The ETS team – Alpha Bah, Chief of the ...
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Apartheid in Myanmar’s Rakhine State - Amnesty
Source: Amnesty International Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarThe Rohingya people are trapped in a vicious system of state-sponsored, institutionalised discrimination, said Amnesty International in a new analysis into the root causes of the current crisis. Rohingya segregated and abused in “open-air prison” Two-year investigation reveals root causes of current Rakhine State crisis System of discrimination amounts ...
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IMF still upbeat on Myanmar despite Rakhine strife
YANGON: The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Myanmar's economy is rebounding and expected to grow up to 6.7% in the current fiscal year ending in March next year despite the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis.
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IMF maintains optimism on Myanmar despite Rakhine issue
YANGON: The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Myanmar's economy is rebounding and expected to grow up to 6.7% in the current fiscal year ending in March next year despite the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis.
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Korea to export fresh fruit to Myanmar
South Korea will ship about 37 tons of fresh fruit to Myanmar to assess its potential and build effective distribution c
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Orthodox leaders demand Knesset probe into Israeli arms sales to Myanmar
The UN accuses Myanmar of conducting 'ethnic cleansing' against the Rohingya, the country's Muslim minority
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Myanmar jails Turkish broadcast journalists for two months
A Myanmar court jailed two journalists on assignment for Turkey’s state broadcaster, along with their interpreter and driver, for two months on Nov. 10 for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone.
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Israel's explanation for arming Myanmar during ethnic cleansing campaign: 'Both sides committing war crimes'
Israel’s deputy consul general in New York voices statement amid concerns that sales aiding genocide against Rohingya
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License snub prompts ANA to ditch Asian Blue Myanmar airline venture
Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc has dropped a plan to form a joint venture in Myanmar, the airline said on Monday, after its application for an ...
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Malnutrition rates among Rohingya children in Bangladesh more than double estimates
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarData from a nutrition assessment conducted in Cox’s Bazar shows a 7.5 per cent prevalence of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition among children who have escaped Myanmar.GENEVA/ COX’S BAZAR/NEW YORK, 3 November 2017 – Preliminary data from a nutrition assessment conducted last week at Kutupalong refugee ...
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'Failure to broker peace' hinders solutions to displacement, UN refugee chief tells Security Council
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Iraq, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldSpeaking to the UN Security Council in New York, Filippo Grandi said that a succession of major new crises had caused massive displacement across virtually all regions of the globe.“Have we ...
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Israel refuses to confirm report it has ceased weapons sales to Myanmar following U.S. pressure
"I've studied the history of the Jewish people, what happened to you in the 1940's," one Rohingya activist told Haaretz, saying that an arms embargo must now be enacted
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Increasing overcrowding and decreasing privacy in camps fuel security risks for Rohingya women and girls
Source: UN Women Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarIntegrating gender equality measures into the refugee response is critical to ensuring that women and girls have equitable access to (and benefit from) relief, services and information. Background Violent conflict began in Rakhine State in October 2016. Since 25 August 2017, an estimated 537,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed ...
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Donors pledge over US$344 million in response to Rohingya refugee crisis
Source: International Organization for Migration, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarFunding was also pledged for the humanitarian response inside Myanmar where violence, insecurity and growing humanitarian needs have sent nearly 600,000 Rohingya from the northern Rakhine state into Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh ...
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Rohingya camps a “child protection disaster waiting to happen”
Source: Save the Children Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarOvercrowding, a lack of schooling and widespread desperation are putting children at an alarming risk of exploitation and abuse, Save the Children has warned.FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 19, 2017) — Overcrowding, a lack of schooling and widespread desperation among the Rohingya in camps and makeshift settlements ...
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Natural disasters in Asia-Pacific will become more destructive without action on disaster resilience
Source: UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, WorldAsia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017 shows that the greatest impacts of disasters are in countries ...
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WHO and partners gear for world’s second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign in Cox’s Bazar
Source: World Health Organization Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarMore than 650 000 men, women and children crowded in camps near Cox’s Bazar will receive doses of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) to stop any chance the disease has of taking root.The vaccine has arrived. Micro-plans are complete. And hundreds of health workers and ...
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Mobile health teams treat thousands in Cox’s Bazar
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarOn any day by 2 pm the two doctors, two nurses, two midwives and a number of local volunteers have seen more than 100 patients. Together, they have treated more than 4,000 people so far.By Angela Hill, IFRC In Hakimpara ...
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Stymied police seek help in uncovering Vegas gunman's motive
After five days of scouring the life of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock and chasing 1,000 leads, investigators confessed Friday they still don't know what drove him to mass murder, and they announced plans to put up billboards appealing for the public's help.In their effort to find any hint of ...
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UNICEF launches a response plan to prevent AWD/cholera outbreaks among Rohingya refugees
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarThe children caught up in the emergency are at very high risk for diarrhoea. UNICEF is working to upscale efforts in WASH, but the task in hand is immense.Remarks attributable to Maya Vandenant, Chief of Health, UNICEF Bangladesh This is a situation update from Maya Vandenant, ...