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Displaying 241 - 245 of 1151Humanitarian Bulletin Myanmar Issue 9| 1 – 31 October 2014
Repairing IDP shelters in Rakhine and Kachin...Citizenship verification exercise in Myebon...Displaced people in Meiktila need assistance
for the winter...School children at risk of food ration cuts
A Foreseeable Disaster in Burma: Forced Displacement in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone
Conclusion:
"The displacement in Thilawa took place amid a broader
climate of state-sponsored abuse in Burma, where
people have no recourse to challenge illegal government
action. Specifically, the displacement process in Thilawa
violated residents’ human rights, negatively affected
their ability to provide for themselves, and resulted in
deteriorating food security and limited ability to access
health care. The TSEZMC will relocate 846 more
households when development begins on phase two of
Analysis of EIA for Phase I of Thilawa SEZ (English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Conclusion: "The Thilawa SEZ project is not clearly described and important information is missing
throughout the EIA document. The public consultation process did not involve all relevant
stakeholders, including affected communities, and did not provide sufficient information
in any case. Consequently, the consultation process did not meet international standards
and did not meet relevant JICA Guidelines. Had JICA provided adequate and appropriate
support for the EIA according to its Guidelines, it could have assured that the project
GA 2014-69th Session: Oral Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
This statement supplements the Special Rapporteur's written report, A/69/398, of 23 September 2014 - http://www.burmalibrary.org/sites/burmalibrary.org/files/obl/docs19/2014... .....
"...In my report I recognize the important gains made through Myanmar’s reform process to
date. I commend the initial reforms that have undoubtedly improved the political, economic,
social and human rights landscape in the three years since the establishment of the new
PRO-BUSINESS OR PRO-POOR? - MAKING SENSE OF THE RECENTLY UNVEILED DRAFT NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY
A joint preliminary assessment by
TNI Myanmar Project and TNI Agrarian Justice Programme.....Summary:
"October 18, 2014 saw the official unveiling by the government of
the Republic of the Union of Myanmar