Young people in Myanmar’s Rakhine State tackle ethnic divisions
By Reuben Lim Wende in Sittwe, Myanmar Youth groups made up of Rakhine and Rohingya members are coming up with solutions to shared challenges in Myanmar’s ethnically divided Rakhine State. On a blue-sky winter’s day in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, hundreds of...
UNHCR steps up aid for displaced in Myanmar as conflict intensifies
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is stepping up its emergency response to assist hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar as their number crossed the 800,000 mark – doubling since February 2021. Security is deteriorating rapidly across the...
Displaced families in crisis-hit Myanmar struggle for survival
Some 440,000 people forced from their homes inside the country since February 2021 have sought refuge wherever they can, often fleeing again and again. By Reuben Lim Wende and Yin Yin Myint in Myanmar Anna Ruth* vividly remembers the day her husband was killed as the...