PESHAWAR: KP Minister for Local Governments & Rural Development Akbar Ayub Khan Thursday said that the socio-economic empowerment of women was atop priorities’ list of the federal and.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) condemns the shocking attack on Halo Trust aid workers at Baghlan province on Tuesday, where 10 humanitarians were killed and 16 others injured. Sanna Johnson, Acting Vice President of Programme Delivery, said, “Our colleagues at the Halo Trust have suffered a grievous loss, and our thoughts are with the families, friends and co-workers
May 6, 2021
On Feb. 1, 2021, the military in Myanmar detained senior members of the civilian government after claiming the country’s November 2020 elections were fraudulent. Mass protests have continued unabated since, despite hundreds of demonstrators killed and many more arrested. Protestors dependent on messaging apps and social media have found communications disrupted.
Clashes in the northeast of the country have increased levels of displacement inside the population. Further economic breakdown promises to disrupt communities nationwide as businesses and banks find it difficult to function, foreign investment dries up, workers strike and migrants flee the country.
Nearly 1 million Rohingya who fled violence in Myanmar s Rakhine State now live in Cox’s Bazar, a refugee settlement in Bangladesh that has been beset by natural disasters, including monsoon floods.
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The Hague, Netherlands, February 1, 2021 As the military takes power in Myanmar on Monday, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is extremely concerned for the protection and lives of the most vulnerable.
Sanna Johnson, Regional Vice President for Asia at the IRC, said,
“This is a very uncertain and turbulent time for Myanmar, and we are extremely concerned for the lives and safety of the most vulnerable. The IRC calls on all leaders to refrain from violence and to ensure those most at risk are protected.
“Myanmar’s democratic transition had brought progress and hope, with opportunities to advance the wellbeing of the country as a whole. It is critical that this momentum is not lost.
As the military takes over in Myanmar, IRC expresses grave concern for those most at risk
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Sanna Johnson, Regional Vice President for Asia at the IRC, said, This is a very uncertain and turbulent time for Myanmar, and we are extremely concerned for the lives and safety of the most vulnerable. The IRC calls on all leaders to refrain from violence and to ensure those most at risk are protected. Myanmar s democratic transition had brought progress and hope, with opportunities to advance the wellbeing of the country as a whole. It is critical that this momentum is not lost.