HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES:
"• Instability in Rakhine State that started since 28 May has resulted in displacement of over
36,000 people who are now located in 43 camps/locations, loss of lives and damages to houses
and communal buildings. This is an initial estimate which will need to be revised as more
information becomes available and assessment are carried out.
• The violence prompted the Government to impose curfew in six locations and declare the state
of emergency on 10 June across the State.
• At the invitation of the Minister for Border Affairs, a UN delegation led by Special Advisor of the
UN Secretary-General and the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Myanmar visited
IDPs locations in Maungdaw.
• The Government called for humanitarian partners to support the Government’s efforts to
respond to the crisis. The UN and its humanitarian partners confirmed their readiness to provide
humanitarian assistance all the affected people across Rakhine.
Autores e editores
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is a United Nations (UN) body formed in December 1991 by General Assembly Resolution 46/182. The resolution was designed to strengthen the UN's response to complex emergencies and natural disasters.
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