Pages with references to "Rakhine" from "The Global New Light of Myanmar" 9 November 2019

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"The Working Committee on Resettling Returnees held a coordination meeting at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement on 7 November. Committee on the acceptance and resettlement of returnees Chairman and Union SWRR Minister Dr Win Myat Aye, working committee Chairman and Deputy Minister U Soe Aung, Joint-Chairman and Rakhine State Minister for Electricity, Industry and Transportation U Aung Kyaw Zan, UEHRD representatives, department officials and representatives of UN agencies attended the meeting. Dr Win Myat Aye spoke first at the meeting. He said that while there have been people who fled their homes in Rakhine State during the ARSA attacks in 2017, there were also people who sought shelter in the closest homes of their relatives and the committee has been trying to resettle them. He said as his ministry handles resettlement and socioeconomic development in the region, they formed the Committee for Accepting and Resettling Returnees and two relevant working committee in July 2018. He said his ministry has conducted numerous fieldwork to ensure genuine information is gathered to effectively assist the various processes. The Union Minister said the State Counsellor mentioned the delicate yet complicated nature of the Rakhine State issue during the 10th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok. She said the UN agencies who have been located in Rakhine longer than the incumbent government should have a better understanding of the complexity of the issue..."

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Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"

Date of Publication: 

2019-11-09

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2019-11-09

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  • Individual Documents

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Myanmar

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Rakhine State

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English

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