Four years after the military coup that filed the democratically elected government, the civilian conflict of Myanmar arises, leaving moved millions and homeless.
« » The suffering of millions of people through myanmar is huge”Said Hcr Chef Filippo grew up. « With air bombings, destruction of goods and forced recruitment, they live in daily fear for their lives. »
He added that « civilian men, women and children must be protected from violence and the solutions found so that they can choose to go home in terms of security and dignity ».
Many crises that need a response
A brutal civil war is not that all myanmar must face.
In March, an earthquake of magnitude of 7.7 struck the country affecting several regions, including the capital, not Pyi Taw. The UN chief of rescue, Tom Fletcher, then declared on X that the humanitarian response « had been hampered by the lack of funding ».
Mr. Grandi, who visited the communities affected earlier this year, urged broader humanitarian access and discussed the solutions for the displaced by force.
« Millions of people have been forcibly moved to the country and as refugees throughout the region, do not want anything more than going home. They ask – and have the right to – security and security that accompany peace. Mr. Grandi said.
Destroyed houses
Thousands of people also destroyed their homes after the floods swept away many regions in July.
« Wars, disasters, displacement, hunger: the forgotten distress of so many people in Myanmar, like the Rohingyas, never ends, » said Grande in an article on X.
During the last year and a half, 150,000 The Rohingyas, a mainly Muslim minority in the majority Buddhist country, fled to neighboring Bangladesh. This has marked the country’s largest exodus since 2017, when 750,000 Rohingyas have sought refuge to the violence of the state of Rakhine.
A call to solutions
UNHCR works with other United Nations agencies, NGO partners and Myanmar communities to meet the basic needs, physical security and well-being of displaced and stateless people.
But many communities still suffer from a lack of access to vital aid. This year’s UN response plan for Myanmar is Currently funded only at 22%.
Later this month in New York, Mr. Grande will attend a high-level conference on Rohingyas and other Myanmar minorities, calling for greater regional and international efforts to fight against the crisis.
« » All parties – with the support of the international community – must engage seriously to find solutions to their fate. This is particularly necessary for the Rohingyas, which have not only been attacked and moved, but deprived of their fundamental rights for too long, « said the UNHCR chief.
Publicado anteriormente en Almouwatin.
