November 21, 2016
Humanitarian groups
have been allowed into Rakhine State to deliver aid, according to U Khin Maung
Swe, secretary of Rakhine State Government.
Rumours have it that
residents in the northern part of Maungtaw District are facing difficulties as
they have not received the international aids.
The resident
representative of the UN and diplomats visited the scene of violent attacks on
3 November. The World Food Programme has been allowed to deliver aid while
other UN agencies have been permitted to provide basic services such as
healthcare and drinking water since 4 November, according to the cabinet
secretary.
Aid organisations are
allowed to come to Maungtaw town but are not permitted to go to rural areas, as
the situation is too complicated and potentially dangerous, officials said.
Therefore, the aid organisations are permitted to deliver aid to rural areas
through local staff, U Khin Maung Swe said. International aid organisations
including WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR and ICRC have been permitted to deliver aid in
Maungtaw so far.
Myint Maung Soe
Ref; The Global New
Light of Myanmar
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