Unrest in the Muslim-majority north of Arakan State is taking a “terrible toll” on children, the UN children’s agency said as it called for full access to the region.
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World Food Programme short $40 million in Burma
More than 600,000 people in Burma need food assistance due to natural disasters, violence and conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
Arakan displaced running out of food
Muslims and Buddhists who lost their homes and livelihoods due to conflict in Burma’s Arakan state, are quickly running out of food, the World Food Programme warns.
UN employee stabbed by unidentified assailant in Rangoon
An American citizen working for the UN’s World Food Programme was reportedly stabbed in neck last week while walking in downtown Rangoon
Famine threat looms in Chin state
Bad harvest triggers renewed food shortages in impoverished northwestern state as World Food Programme project comes under fire