The situation of more than 300,000 internally displaced children in Myanmar is being forgotten, states a report by Partners Relief and Development and the Free Burma Rangers.
“People need to know how bad the lives of children in conflict-affected Burma really is,” David Eubank, director of the Free Burma Rangers, told IRIN in Bangkok.
From 2002 to the end of 2009, more than 580,000 civilians, including some 190,000 children, were forcibly displaced from their homes in eastern Myanmar alone. An estimated one to three million live as internally displaced persons throughout the country, a third of them children, the report released on 7 April states.
“NGOs need to have a stronger presence on the ground and they need support in reaching these people,” Amanda Carroll of Partners said, citing access as a primary issue.
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“People need to know how bad the lives of children in conflict-affected Burma really is,” David Eubank, director of the Free Burma Rangers, told IRIN in Bangkok.
From 2002 to the end of 2009, more than 580,000 civilians, including some 190,000 children, were forcibly displaced from their homes in eastern Myanmar alone. An estimated one to three million live as internally displaced persons throughout the country, a third of them children, the report released on 7 April states.
“NGOs need to have a stronger presence on the ground and they need support in reaching these people,” Amanda Carroll of Partners said, citing access as a primary issue.
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