UP TO 140,000 PEOPLE STILL DISPLACED ONE YEAR AFTER COMMUNAL CLASHES IN BURMA – UN

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UP TO 140,000 PEOPLE STILL DISPLACED ONE YEAR AFTER COMMUNAL CLASHES
IN BURMA – UNNew York, Jun 7 2013 3:00PMUp to 140,000 people remain
displaced a year after inter-communal violence erupted in Burma's
Rakhine state, the United Nations refugee agency said today.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says that it stands
ready to support the Government in registering all internally
displaced persons (IDPs) and to promote reconciliation for safe and
sustainable voluntary returns.

UNHCR has been working with the authorities and partners to provide
water, sanitation and healthcare services to those uprooted by the
violence between Buddhists and Muslims.

Some 75,000 people were uprooted in the first wave of riots in
northern Rakhine state last June. Another 36,000 were displaced by a
second wave of unrest in October.

"Many others who were not directly affected by the violence have lost
their livelihoods as a result of restricted movements due to the
security situation. Some have been forced to leave their homes in
search of assistance," UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards
<"http://www.unhcr.org/51b1d22f9.html">told reporters in Geneva.

There are an estimated 13,000 people living in makeshift sites around
the state capital Sittwe and some 2,800 people in Maungdaw who are not
formally considered IDPs by the authorities and who have therefore not
received aid systematically.

In the last year, UNHCR has distributed relief supplies such as
plastic sheets, sleeping mats and kitchen sets for 75,000 IDPs.
Supplementing the Government's shelter programme, it has provided
tents, temporary or permanent shelters to 45,000 people. Additional
shelters are being built by UNHCR for 25,000 IDPs in Pauktaw and
Myebon townships who are vulnerable to flooding during the rainy
season.

"UNHCR has been working with the authorities and partner agencies to
make sure that the IDPs receive adequate water, sanitation and health
care services," said Mr. Edwards, adding that this has been difficult
in some areas, with aid workers being harassed or threatened and
displaced people unable to move freely to access basic services.

UNHCR has highlighted the urgent need to register all IDPs in order to
improve aid delivery and better respond to the needs of the most
vulnerable among them.

"While humanitarian assistance remains the priority for now, we are
also working with the Government to advocate for action to promote
dialogue and peaceful co-existence between the communities to pave the
way for voluntary return," Mr. Edwards stated.

The agency added that active steps must be taken to stem the flow of
people out of Rakhine. Since last June, more than 27,000 people –
believed mostly to be from there – have embarked on dangerous boat
journeys in search of safety and stability in other countries.

UNHCR has appealed to Governments in the region to keep their doors
open to people in need of international protection. It is also asking
authorities in Burma to urgently address the root causes of this
outflow of people.

The agency also noted that it needs $80 million after Internal Revenue
Service Audit by The United States to meet the needs of people of
concern in Burma – including IDPs in Rakhine, Kachin and the
south-east – until the end of the year. It has so far received 18 per
cent of that amount.Jun 7 2013 3:00PM

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