Friday, August 31, 2012

Myanmar Humanitarian Crisis



Some 69,000 people in Myanmar (also known as Burma) have been displaced by recent clashes in Rakhine State in Western Burma, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The conditions are dire: Fires have been burning for weeks and a state of emergency has been declared.
About 46% of the displaced people are children. More than 5,000 buildings were destroyed. (Sources: UNHCR, OCHA, government resources)

According to government reports, the majority of those fleeing are Muslims. The UN reports that some 800,000 Muslims of Rohingya ethnicity live in Myanmar in the northern Rakhine State. They are regarded as some of the most persecuted people in the world, and face regular food shortages. As clashes continue in their home area, their desperate situation has turned even more horrid.

Some who have fled the recent violence have crossed over into neighboring Bangladesh. But as the violence continues and more refugees attempt to escape, many are being turned away and any existing refugee camps are being capped.
Umrah Murah...

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