Tag: Conflict

"I was 14 years old then,” she said. “They told me that I was going to marry my first cousin who was also 14 years old,” added the girl.

The war in Marawi leveled the city to the ground and affected close to half a million people, many of whom still live in temporary shelters

The government aims to construct 1,500 houses for families who lost their homes in the war’s “ground zero” in Marawi City

As of June 2020, there are 4,129 families or 17,482 individuals who are still displaced in Mindanao due to armed conflict

They have urged Myanmar’s people to prepare for a future after COVID-19

The groups called on all parties to “de-escalate” armed violence that displaces people and put communities at risk of COVID-19

The Myanmar army has been fighting the Arakan Army, a group from the largely Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group that is seeking greater autonomy

The bishops called on the government and the military "to take into serious consideration" the rights of the people

People’s access to subsidies during the pandemic and people’s anxiety amidst the loss of livelihood and unresolved clan wars fuel violence

Many of the Indian soldiers who died had succumbed to their wounds, having been unable to survive the night in freezing temperatures