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    Tagged: UN

    Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    UN starts registering Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

    The UN and Bangladesh have started formally registering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled a military crackdown in Burma.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN probe can only ‘aggravate’ troubles in Arakan, says Suu Kyi govt

    Burma has declined to grant visas to three UN-appointed experts to look into allegations of abuses against the armed forces.

    Lead Story News

    Interview: Breaking the cycle of malnutrition in Burma

    The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in Burma is facing a funding shortfall of $51 million to meet all the needs till the end of 2016.

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    Human Rights Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN calls for citizenship rights for Rohingya

    The non-binding draft resolution, co-sponsored by the US and other Western states, was adopted by consensus at a UN General Assembly human rights forum.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News

    NLD still needs one seat for outright majority

    This morning’s 9am announcement of results by Burma’s election commission did not deliver as expected the fatal blow to the military-backed government.

    International praise for peaceful vote video

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Video

    International praise for peaceful vote

    The international community has heralded the historic elections in Burma as a victory for the people.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Yanghee Lee questions credibility of election

    A UN human rights investigator raised concern about whether Burma’s election could be credible, as dozens of Muslim candidates had been disqualified.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    New report accuses Burma govt of systematic campaign against Rohingya

    A new report applying genocide laws to the Rohingya situation in Arakan State has been released by human rights organisation Fortify Rights.

    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.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Angelina Jolie urges Burmese to vote

    UNHCR ambassador Angelina Jolie Pitt has urged the people of Burma to check voter lists and exercise their right to vote in the upcoming general election.

    2015 Elections Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: Vijay Nambiar, the UN’s observer to Burma’s peace talks

    The UN Special Adviser, who has sat in as an official observer on Burma’s ceasefire talks, responds to DVB questions about the peace process.

    Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    Burmese govt denied me access, says UN envoy Lee

    A UN envoy accuses Burmese authorities of conducting surveillance on some of the people she met on previous visits.

    Video: Flood death toll climbs to 69 video

    Environment Lead Story News Video

    Video: Flood death toll climbs to 69

    The Burmese government believes that 69 have now been killed as floodwaters have swept 12 states and regions of the country over the past month.

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News Sagaing

    45 dead as floods wreak havoc in Burma

    Burma’s President Thein Sein has travelled to areas devastated by floods after a state of emergency was declared.

    Lead Story News Refugees

    UNHCR presents first draft of repatriation plan

    The plan envisages a voluntary repatriation of 110,000 refugees residing in Thailand’s camps, drawing mixed reactions from camp leaders.

    Asia can fight climate change and poverty by investing in forest communities, says environmental NGO. (PHOTO: DVB).

    ASEAN Environment Lead Story News

    People-power can save Asia’s forests

    Asia can fight climate change and lift people out of poverty if it invests in communities living in forests, claims a Thai-based environmental organisation.

    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.

    Burma's ethnic Rohingya Muslims are not recognised as citizens of their country. (PHOTO: UNHCR).

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya

    Burma rejects UN proposal on Rohingya Muslims

    The Burmese government has rejected a proposal from the UNHCR decision regarding Burma’s ethnic Rohingya Muslims by the Organization of Islamic Countries.

    Conflict Karen Lead Story News

    DBKA, Burma govt clash over Asian Highway

    Days ahead of an opening ceremony, AH1 is closed as Burmese government forces clash with Karen rebels, leaving casualties on both sides.

    Aussies taking part in the challenge are only allowed to eat the average rations of a Burmese refugee. (PHOTO: Jade Horrobin).

    Human Interest Lead Story News Refugees

    Aussie activists spend a week as refugees

    While most Australians were happily tucking into bacon and eggs on Saturday morning, Jade Horrobin was finishing off the last of her week’s refugee rations.

    Approximately 350 Khumi people have been forced to flee their homes, of whom 141 are under 18. (PHOTO: CHRO).

    Chin Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Caught in the crossfire

    A small community of indigenous Chin people are bearing the brunt of war, reports an NGO, as fighting breaks out in the state’s south.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News Rohingya

    Burma ‘ready to provide humanitarian assistance’ to boat people

    Foreign Ministry says Burma shares the concerns about the plight of boat people in the Andaman Sea, and “stands ready to provide humanitarian assistance”.

    ASEAN Contributor Lead Story News Opinion Rohingya

    ASEAN, UN must help Burma resolve Rohingya crisis

    “We are inviting a worst case scenario in which boats filled with the dead drift in the oceans in a gruesome testament to inhumanity,” says OIC envoy.

    DVB Debate: How would Burma manage another natural disaster? video

    DVB Debate Lead Story Natural Disasters News Video

    DVB Debate: How would Burma manage another natural disaster?

    On 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept through southern Burma, killing 140,000 people. Seven years after the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history, DVB Debate asks: ‘How would Burma manage another natural disaster?’

    DVB Debate: ‘How troubled is Burma’s relationship with China?’ video

    DVB Debate Lead Story News Video

    DVB Debate: ‘How troubled is Burma’s relationship with China?’

    This week’s DVB Debate comes at a time when Sino-Burmese relations are under the microscope.

    Human Rights Lead Story News Peace Process

    Burma ‘seems headed in the wrong direction’ – UN

    The United Nations and Amnesty International have warned that Burma is backsliding on its commitment to human rights.

    Conflict Kokang Lead Story News

    Red Cross convoy attack ‘may amount to war crimes’: Amnesty

    Reaction to an unprovoked attack on a Red Cross convoy has been swift and strong with the UN and Amnesty issuing statements condemning the incident.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Rohingya

    Foreign Ministry slams UN envoy Lee

    Burma’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slammed the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Burma, Yanghee Lee, for her use of the term “Rohingya” during a recent 10-day visit to the country.

    DVB talks to World Bank’s new Burma chief, Abdoulaye Seck video

    Interview International Lead Story News Video

    DVB talks to World Bank’s new Burma chief, Abdoulaye Seck

    DVB Interview International’s Alex Bookbinder sits down with Burma chief Abdoulaye Seck, to discuss how the World Bank has progressed since its 2012 reengagement with the Burmese government.

    Interview Lead Story News Religion Rohingya

    Wirathu: ‘Delightfully proud’ to have defended Buddhism

    Following a week in which Wirathu has been roundly criticised for a foul-mouthed tirade against a UN envoy, DVB interviews him exclusively and asks him if he regrets it.

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