A recent report from the international NGO Displacement Solutions warns that the housing, land and property rights of Burma’s displaced ethnic people have been largely ignored during the ongoing peace process involving the central government and various armed ethnic rebel groups.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

The European Union is committing €200,000 to provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees, currently being held in detention centres (men) and social welfare facilities (women and children) in Thailand. The project will be implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and will provide the Rohingya with basic household items, food and health care. The project will be monitored by the EU’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO), which maintains a regional office in Bangkok.

06/14/2013 08:23 GMT

YANGON, June 14, 2013 (AFP) - Senior monks in Myanmar on Friday appealed for peace following a surge in religious bloodshed in the former junta-ruled nation, in a joint statement that stopped short of condemning a wave of anti-Muslim attacks.

After two days of talks between more than 200 monks at a monastery near Yangon, the Buddhist clerics accused media of tarnishing their image with allegations that monks were at the forefront of the violence.

Inter-communal violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in June and October 2012 displaced an estimated 140,000 people. Many fled to temporary camps where they have been living without adequate shelter or sanitation facilities. Continued tensions between communities means that these families are still reluctant to return home.

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On 31 May 2013, a 17-person high level delegation from Myanmar completed its first mining study tour in Australia. The study tour, hosted by AusAID, took place following the AusAID Mining for Development Conference and Global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Conferences held in Sydney from 20–24 May. The delegation included Myanmar Government Ministers, senior officials and civil society representatives, and was the first instance of government and civil society representatives from Myanmar coming together to formally engage on mining and development issues.

06/13/2013 08:28 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13, 2013 (AFP) - Malaysia said Thursday it would work with Myanmar to repatriate thousands of their nationals following clashes in the community that left at least four dead and led to a security sweep.

The two Southeast Asian nations insisted that violence -- beginning late May at a wholesale market in Kuala Lumpur -- linked to strife between majority Buddhists and minority Muslims in Myanmar was under control.

Asamblea General
Sexagésimo séptimo período de sesiones
Tema 65 del programa
Promoción y protección de los derechos del niño

Consejo de Seguridad
Sexagésimo octavo año

I. Introducción

Myanmar: Assistance to IDPs in Rakhine State - MYR131Assistance to IDPs – MYR131

Appeal Target: US$722,524

Balance Requested: US$236,524

Geneva, 11 June 2013

Dear Colleagues,