FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM JFM: 60 governments and international organizations provided support to the junta Over 60 governments and international organizations, including the UN, have provided direct or indirect support to the junta, according to whistleblower group Justice for Myanmar (JFM). Types of support included maintaining diplomatic relations, providing technical cooperation, financial support, and renting …
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No repatriation for Hindu and Muslim Rohingya displaced by Rakhine war despite junta promises
There have been no repatriations of those displaced during the recent war in Rakhine State, despite junta authorities claiming that Burma was ready to take back more than 1,000 Muslim and Hindu Rohingya refugees sheltering in Bangladesh, regional communities have told DVB. “They want to come back. They have registered and applied to be repatriated. …
US envoy to UN demands Burma prosecutions, weapons curbs
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday called on countries to suspend providing weapons to Burma over violence against Rohingya Muslims until the military puts sufficient accountability measures in place.
Thousands of non-Muslims evacuated amid latest flare-up of violence in Arakan
Burma’s government said it has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Arakan State, as thousands more Rohingya Muslims sought to flee across the border to Bangladesh on Sunday.
Nearly $6m budgeted for landmine initiatives in 2017
The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and Burma’s government reiterated their goal of spending $5.9 million this year on landmine risk education, victims’ assistance, capacity-building and other related projects as a ceremony was held yesterday to mark International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
Thailand begins repatriating refugees from Burma
The first, voluntary repatriation of 68 Burmese refugees from camps along the Thai-Burmese border began on Tuesday, in a move the UNHCR called a “milestone”.