August 2020
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This story outlines one agricultural project of the UN food security agency FAO, and its partners in the The Global Network Against Food Crises.
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September 2020
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Press Release
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- The United Nations reiterates its commitment to continue supporting the efforts of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, which is seeing a surge in locally transmitted cases in Rakhine State.
September 2020
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- Bangkok/Thimphu – As COVID-19 continues to threaten lives and livelihoods across many countries of the Asia-Pacific region, it has led to setbacks in the fight to end hunger and malnutrition, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today.
September 2020
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Despite severe logistical challenges, the UN, through UNOPS, managed to deliver 20 hospital beds and other emergency equipment to Sittwe General Hospital.
September 2020
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Press Release
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- The United Nations is deeply concerned by the continuing humanitarian impact of conflict in western Myanmar, most recently in light of clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army on 3 September leading to serious damage in the villages of Hpa Yar Phaung and Taung Pauk where many homes were burned and civilians forced to flee.
September 2020
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UNICEF’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak focuses on preventative actions to reduce transmission and protect children and their families from the coronavirus.
September 2020
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The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a "brave, visionary and collaborative" response to COVID-19.
September 2020
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Sittwe, Myanmar – In support of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (MoSWRR), the Rakhine State Government and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an agreement for the provision of short-term food assistance at quarantine centers across Rakhine State. Under the agreement, which was signed in the first week of September, people undergoing mandatory quarantine at eight townships in Rakhine State will receive three nutritious meals a day, funded by WFP, throughout the quarantine period.