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    Category: Aid

    Aid Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burma gives green light to resume food aid to Rakhine, says UN

    Burmese authorities have agreed to allow the United Nations to resume distribution of food in northern Rakhine State which was suspended for two months, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

    Aid Arakan Lead Story News

    UN rejects Burma claim that it agreed to help build housing for refugees

    A UN settlement programme on Thursday rejected a Burmese state media report that it had agreed to help build housing for people fleeing violence in northern Arakan State, where an army operation has displaced hundreds of thousands.

    Aid Arakan Lead Story News

    Aid workers blocked from entering Muslim camp in Myebon amid tension

    Buddhists in Burma on Wednesday blocked aid workers from visiting a camp for displaced Muslims in the central part of Arakan State, where the United Nations fears the spread of violence that has already displaced hundreds of thousands.

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    Aid Arakan Lead Story News

    Trapped Muslims in Arakan village get first substantial food aid in months

    Rohingya Muslim villagers cut off from food and threatened by Buddhist neighbours in Burma’s violence-wracked Arakan State received their first substantial food supplies in months on Wednesday after international pressure on the government to help.

    Aid Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN seeks rapid increase in Rohingya aid; more bodies discovered in Burma

    Muslim refugees seeking shelter in Bangladesh from “unimaginable horrors” in Burma face enormous hardship and risk a dramatic deterioration in circumstances unless aid is stepped up, the head of the UN refugee agency said on Monday.

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News

    Tanai IDPs face looming food shortages, aid workers say

    Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kachin State’s Tanai Township will face a shortage of rations by the end of this month, aid workers say.

    Aid Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN calls for ‘massive’ increase in aid as exodus to Bangladesh hits 400,000

    “We will all have to ramp up our response massively, from food to shelter,” said the assistant high commissioner for operations at the U.N. refugee agency.

    Aid Karen Lead Story News

    Karen IDPs suffer food shortages as clashes rage nearby

    “We have only rice for survival,” said Saw Swe Tun, the camp administrator.

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News

    88 Generation barred from delivering rice to IDPs

    According to activist Nilar Thein, a truck carrying 100 sacks of rice was prevented from entering a camp in Sadone Township, Kachin State.

    Aid Lead Story News Rohingya

    Thousands urgently require shelter in north Arakan, says UN

    Most of the families are Rohingyas returning from Bangladesh, having fled their homes several months ago during an intense military crackdown in and around Maungdaw.

    Aid Lead Story News

    Insurgents use IDPs as human shields, army chief tells ICRC

    “Insurgents have opened their own so-called IDP camps, where they use the local people as human shields,” said Min Aung Hlaing.

    Aid Lead Story News

    Red Cross president urges Burma to grant access to aid workers

    “We would like to have access to all the people in need in order to do proper assessments, to help ease according to needs,” Peter Maurer said.

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News

    Up to 4,000 IDPs on the run in Kachin, says aid team

    Many of the IDPs yesterday attempted to flee across the Chinese border to seek sanctuary but were turned back by the Chinese authorities.

    Aid Conflict Lead Story News

    3,000 IDPs sheltering in Hsipaw, Namtu

    Relief workers say that these internally displaced persons are urgently in need of blankets and warm clothing as the cold season sets in.

    Aid Arakan Lead Story News

    UN, WHO given access to IDPs in Buthidaung

    Foreign aid groups had previously been denied access to shelters amid ongoing clashes between government security forces and armed mobs.

    Aid Health Lead Story News

    Dr Cynthia wins Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

    Starting in 1988 with only four beds, the clinic has developed into a fully-fledged health facility providing inpatient services, surgery, dental care, vaccinations and HIV prevention.

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News

    NGOs concerned by aid restrictions in Kachin State

    “The Myanmar Tatmadaw [armed forces] consistently hinders food transportation to the most needed area in Kachin State,” says JST.

    Aid Karen Lead Story News

    Burmese govt launches aid effort for IDPs in Karen State

    Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement says it has delivered humanitarian relief for over 3,800 villagers displaced by recent hostilities.

    2015 Elections Aid Lead Story News

    UN expects ‘disruptions’ during Burmese election

    The United Nations has issued a directive to its staff restricting travel to Burma during the election period, citing possible disruptions.

    Aid Education Karen Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Training for uncertainty

    NGOs are preparing for refugee camps to close by starting vocational training programs.

    Aid Arakan Environment Health Lead Story Natural Disasters Natural resources News

    Floods cause clean water shortages across Burma

    Officials and aid workers warn that hundreds of communities face an acute shortage of clean water after floods contaminated ponds and wells.

    Aid Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Burma govt wins rare praise for flood efforts

    Unlike the callous indifference shown to suffering during Cyclone Nargis disaster in 2008, this time round the government and military led aid efforts.

    VIDEO: Round the clock relief efforts video

    Aid Lead Story News Video

    VIDEO: Round the clock relief efforts

    In the Pegu Division town of Prome, a small band of fire fighters and volunteers work around the clock, evacuating flood stricken residents to safety.
    Meanwhile in Arakan State, aid is being dropped from the skies.

    Aid Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Food shortages in Chin State following floods, landslides

    Chin political parties urge President Thein Sein to order airlifts of emergency food aid to affected areas.

    Aid Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    18 dead in Arakan floods, food aid shipped in by helicopter

    Most of the casualties in Arakan were the result of boats capsizing or sinking on rivers. Some 130 rescue camps have been set up across the state.

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News Refugees

    Angelina visits Kachin IDPs

    After plans to visit IDPs in Sittwe were scuttled due to a cyclone warning, UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie Pitt flies to Myitkyina.

    Many of the roads to the IDPs are flooded or too muddy for aid trucks to get through. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News Refugees

    Floods, mud, govt preventing aid to Kachin IDPs, says church

    Hundreds of refugees in northern Kachin State are not receiving humanitarian aid, according to the Kachin Baptist Council (KBC).

    Free Burma Rangers take fight to ISIS video

    Aid Conflict Lead Story News Video

    Free Burma Rangers take fight to ISIS

    Cross-border aid group Free Burma Rangers recently undertook a front-line mission to Iraq, where its team embedded with Kurdish forces fighting ISIS.

    Aid Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN urges more support for Rohingyas, but state media suggests they are overfed

    Burmese govt press cite sources claiming that relief supplies are ‘abundant’ in the camps.

    Aid Lead Story Migrants Issues News Rohingya

    Australian PM says ‘nope’ to Rohingya refugees

    Tony Abbott emphatically rejects suggestions that boat people could be resettled in Australia. Meanwhile, Canberra revises its aid package to Burma.

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