Description:
"delegation led by Union Minister
for Social Welfare, Relief and
Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye
made a field trip to Kyawukpyu,
Rakhine State, and met with local
people yesterday in preparation
for closing a camp of the internally
displaced persons-IDPs in
Kyaukpyu.
Before the field trip, Union
Minister Dr Win Myat Aye held a
meeting with local authorities at
the General Administration Office
in Kyaukpyu and heard report on
current condition of the Kyauktalone
IDP Camp and site chosen for
resettlement of the IDPs.
Also present at the meeting
were Rakhine State Chief Minister
U Nyi Pu, Deputy Minister U
Soe Aung, Chief Coordinator of
the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian
Assistance, Resettlement
and Development in Rakhine
State-UEHRD Dr Aung Tun Thet,
Adviser to UEHRD U Toe Oung,
ethnic entrepreneurs from the
UEHRD, directors-general of the
Ministry of SWRR and officials.
First, the director-general of
the Disaster Management Department
reported on preparations
for closing the IDP Camp.
Following the meeting, the
Union minister and party visited
Kyaukpyu and inspected Kyauktalon
IDP Camp, the site chosen
for relocating the IDPs, two conduit
pipes and making embankment
to prevent inflow of sea
water and other tasks.
Afterwards, the Union Minister
met with officials and IDPs
of the camp.
Speaking at the meeting, the
Union minister urged the IDPs
to cooperate with his ministry
through coordination in implementing
the tasks of the National
Strategy on closing IDP camps
and resettlement of IDPs to close
the IDP camp..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2020-02-04
Date of entry:
2020-02-04
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Rakhine State
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English
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