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15 May 2013 - 4:45pmAs the people and Government of Myanmar brace themselves for Cyclone Mahasen, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Mr. Ashok Nigam, has called for the prompt relocation of everyone who will be affected. “People who will be severely affected by the cyclone need to be urgently supported to move... -
14 May 2013 - 9:49amGovernments and aid agencies have activated disaster response mechanisms in Bangladesh and Myanmar ahead of the expected landfall early Friday (17 May) of Tropical Cyclone Mahasen. "Mahasen could be life threatening for millions of people in Bangladesh, Myanmar and India," warned Humanitarian... -
28 March 2013 - 4:15pmOperations Director John Ging expressed alarm today over continued inter-communal tensions in Myanmar, calling the security situation in Rakhine State “very tense and difficult.” “There is serious intimidation of aid workers,” said Mr. Ging briefing the press after a four-... -
22 February 2013 - 4:17pmTensions are still high in Rakhine State in western Myanmar, where inter-communal violence broke out eight months ago, leaving more than 115,000 people displaced and hundreds of homes burned. In this tense atmosphere, misperceptions have arisen that humanitarian agencies are limiting aid to one... -
7 December 2012 - 4:11pmThe Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, called for more support for displaced people living in camps in Rakhine State, at the end of a four-day visit to Myanmar on Friday. “We have to improve the situation,” Ms. Amos said. “The reality is that people are...
