"THE UNION Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development (UEHRD) meeting (3/2019) was held at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement yesterday. The meeting was attended by Vice Chairmen (1) Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye and Deputy Minister from the Ministry of the Office of the State Counsellor U Khin Maung Tin, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Soe Aung, and other members. At the meeting, Dr Win Myat Aye urged attendees to give effective humanitarian assistance and repatriation, and said that development efforts were underway. As for UEHRD, there were completed projects and the ones that were in progress. Departments, organizations and task forces which use the Committee’s funds, are having their accounts audited. It was necessary for the organizations to collaborate with the international audit team which will audit their accounts. UEHRD tasks were long term ones, nevertheless it was also important to accomplish the short term ones effectively. ASEAN conducted a preliminary needs assessment on repatriation and identified possible areas for copperation. ASEAN would cooperate with UEHRD on making repatriation efforts smoother, ,information dissemination, and providing basic services to the people. Efforts were being made to allow UNHCR, a UN agency to assist ASEAN’s collaborative efforts in Rakhine State. In rehabilitating displaced persons in Rakhine state, it was important to focus on Rule of Law and social harmony. Then, the Vice Chairman (2), the Secretary and the members discussed about the status of works being undertaken and future work. The meeting ended with a concluding speech by the Union Minister..."