Seven Villagers Killed by Heavy Artillery in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Seven civilians in Myanmar’s Rakhine state were killed by artillery fire Friday during what the government claims was a battle between Myanmar’s military and the rebel Arakan Army (AA) at Si Taung Gyi village in Buthidaung township. The AA said there w…
UNHCR’s international protection chief in Bangladesh for talks on seeking solutions and sustaining support to the Rohingya refugee crisis
Volker Turk, the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, concluded his visit to Bangladesh today, following high-level discussions with the Government of Bangladesh on the pursuit of solutions to the Rohingya refugee…
‘Water was a curse then. Now, water is a blessing’
UNHCR and its partners are using solar power to help provide safe, clean water to thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.By Caroline Gluck and Iffath Yeasmine in Kutupalong refugee site, Bangladesh. | 21 March 2019For months after fleeing violenc…
Human Rights Council holds high-level interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic
GENEVA (20 March 2019) – The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held a high-level interactive dialogue on the evolution of the human rights situation in the Central African Republic.Nazhat Shameem Khan, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council,…
Rakhine Villagers Flee to Temples to Escape Searches, Random Shooting by Myanmar Army
Thousands of fearful villagers have fled communities in Myanmar’s war-ravaged Rakhine state, where a Myanmar military unit has been conducting door-to-door searches for rebel ethnic soldiers, residents of the affected villages said Wednesday.The search…
Asia prepares for crop battle with Fall Armyworm
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization warns pest is here to stay � but it can be managed to limit damage20/03/2019 Bangkok, Thailand An insect that can infest and damage hundreds of hectares of maize fields, literally overnight, is sweeping across Asi…
Philippines Arrests 4 Chinese Drug Suspects, Seizes Huge Meth Shipment
Philippine drug enforcement agents said Wednesday they had arrested four suspected narcotics traffickers from China and seized a huge cache of crystal meth with a street value of 1.1 billion pesos (U.S. $20.3 million).The illegal stash, comprising more…