IOM and UNHCR deeply concerned by reports of maritime incidents off Myanmar coast; over 500 feared dead
Joint Statement GENEVA / BANGKOK — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are deeply concerned by reports that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days. According to...
UNHCR airlifts relief supplies for earthquake survivors in Myanmar
YANGON – A plane carrying critical relief supplies from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai has landed today in Yangon, Myanmar. The UNHCR-chartered flight, supported by Dubai Humanitarian, carried over 40,000 kilograms of life-saving aid for nearly...
Myanmar quake piles fresh suffering on families fleeing conflict
After his hometown was razed during Myanmar’s long-running conflict, U Than Win is among many who lost everything for a second time when the deadly earthquake struck By Pan Pwint in Mandalay and Yin Yin Myint in Yangon, Myanmar Two years ago, U Than Win and his family...