Mizzima-Sept 19
On 18 September, OCHA reported 76 access incidents in Myanmar, disrupting aid to 115,000 people. Most incidents, at 57%, were due to armed conflict; 25% stemmed from bureaucratic restrictions. This report shows Rakhine State had the most incidents, followed by Mandalay and Northern Shan. Access issues and violence against aid workers are hindering humanitarian efforts. With 57 per cent of the total reported incidents, access constraints related to armed hostilities largely affected relief operations in twelve states and regions, including Northern Shan, Kayah, Chin, Mandalay, Kayin, and Eastern Bago. Various humanitarian activities planned for implementation by aid organizations, including members of the UN system, were temporarily suspended for over ten days—particularly in Mandalay, Southern Shan, Tanintharyi, Rakhine, and Kachin. In Southern Shan, due to heavy artillery fire at the project site, an international organization was forced to cancel its activities. Meanwhile, in Hpasawng Township of Kayah, reported airstrikes damaged a school, resulting in three children being injured. Administrative and bureaucratic constraints accounted for 25 per cent of all reported incidents, with Rakhine, Mandalay, and Kachin collectively recording 68 per cent of the total cases. In Rakhine, a joint travel authorization was granted to the UN and humanitarian partner organizations, to access displacement sites and IDP camps located in Sittwe Township till 18 August. Meanwhile, airport authorities introduced new verbal instructions requiring humanitarian organizations to submit details of local staff movements in advance for flights departing/arriving from Sittwe. Read more at: https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/09/19/26501
