mizzima.com-Feb 28
Though Myanmar received aid in 2023 that enabled help to be given to people in need it was insufficient according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). In its end-of-year report on humanitarian responses in Myanmar during 2023 the UNOCHA detailed what aid was distributed in Myanmar and areas where there was insufficient aid. As a result of the dire humanitarian funding situation (only 37 per cent of required funding received) report the following consequences for affected people whom they had planned to reach in the 2023 but were unable to support. More than 200,000 children targeted for assistance lacked access to quality educational services in 2023, hindering their development, squandering future opportunity and perpetuating a cycle of disadvantage. More than 1.1 million people targeted for support were left without priority life-saving health services, disproportionately impacting maternal and child health, and escalating the risk of preventable disease, something that has potential regional implications. At least 832,000 people did not receive adequate support to cover their most urgent hygiene and sanitation needs, likely impacting their health status. Access to safe drinking water was not provided to 672,000 people who had been targeted for support with water, sanitation and hygiene issues (WASH). Nearly three years since the military takeover, the crisis in Myanmar risks becoming a forgotten emergency with catastrophic implications for the well-being of millions of people and for regional security if 2023 funding levels are repeated in 2024, says UNOCHA. Read more at: https://eng.mizzima.com/2024/02/28/7575
