Women s League of Burma (WLB) and Mizzima Media have expressed serious concern over the arrest of Burmese rights defender and journalist Daw Thin Thin Aung ibgnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ibgnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Myanmar: Mandalay Floods - Final Report (DREF MDRMM015)
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Early July 2020, the Ayeyarwady River water level has raised due to heavy rainfall especially in Amarapuya township in Mandalay.
19 July 2020, the Ayeyarwady river dike broke near Sagaing-Mandalay Highway. The event caused a sudden flood downstream in nearby township and villages in Amarapura area. MRCS volunteers were deployed ERUs and Mandalay branch conducted the 48-hour damage and needs assessment (DANA) and coordinated with the state government and local authorities supported the evacuation process.
27 July 2020, IFRC allocates 200,683 Swiss francs (CHF) from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the National Society.
What’s new? The 1 February coup has plunged Myanmar into political, social and economic turmoil. Mass protests, public- and private-sector worker strikes, and the security forces’ brutal violence against the population, including the killing of at least 158 unarmed civilians on 27 March, are pushing the country toward collapse.
Why does it matter? Neither the military regime nor the popular uprising is likely to prevail soon. Nor is either likely to back down. The crisis is set to deepen, with the prospects of greater bloodshed, economic damage, humanitarian emergency and refugee flight to neighbouring countries growing in coming months.
What should be done? Getting the regime to change course will be an uphill struggle. Still, foreign actors should not recognise the junta; they should impose arms embargoes and targeted sanctions on the military and its interests. Asian and Western powers should continue working together. Donors should plan for significant humanitarian an
ICRC statement on latest developments in Myanmar [EN/MY]
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4 March 2021 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been closely monitoring the recent developments across Myanmar and is seriously concerned about the increasingly violent incidents observed during the recent days and their related humanitarian consequences.
At times when demonstrations remain frequent and widespread, and when numbers of people killed or seriously injured are rising, the ICRC is calling on all for restraint in Myanmar.
The ICRC would like to recall that when tensions rise during demonstrations, police and military forces involved in law enforcement operations must use first negotiation and mediation and that force must not be used unless this is strictly necessary. When the use of force is unavoidable, it should be proportional to the threat and all feasible precautions must be taken to prevent or minimize risks for the life or physical integrity of the population.
Statement on latest developments in Myanmar icrc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from icrc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.