YANGON: The head of the International Red Cross has pressed Myanmar's junta chief for greater humanitarian access to conflict-hit areas of the country during a rare face-to-face meeting, the organisation said on Tuesday (Sep 10).
A woman walking past her temporary house following fighting between Myanmar 's military and the Arakan Army in western Rakhine State on May 21, 2024. YANGON: The head of the International Red Cross has pressed Myanmar 's junta chief for greater humanitarian access to conflict-hit areas of the country during a rare face-to-face meeting, the organisation said on Tuesday .
During the meeting she"advocated for greater access to conflict-affected areas", it said, without giving details. Last week Bangladesh authorities said around 8,000 more Rohingya had fled into Bangladesh amid fighting between the military and the AA.In June 2021 then ICRC president Peter Maurer met Min Aung Hlaing in Myanmar and requested the charity be allowed to resume"humanitarian visits and activities" in Myanmar's prisons paused by the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 20,000 political prisoners are languishing in Myanmar's jails as a result of the junta's crackdown on dissent, according to a local monitoring group.
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