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@pierre_peron

Public Information Officer in Myanmar for based in Yangon. Views expressed are my own. peronp@un.org

Yangon, Myanmar
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Joined December 2011
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  1. 9 hours ago

    Waiting to go home can be boring. Thankfully someone has a DVD player. Spotted in a displacement camp in Kachin State, .

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  2. 9 hours ago

    Dads will be Dads. Spotted today in a displacement camp in State, Northern , a father building toys for his children.

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    Jun 20

    Elephant skin and bones, buffalo and deer horns, snake and leopard skin: this is what the Mandalay police seized last week. These gruelling photos are a stark reminder that we need to act now to put an end to illegal wildlife trade in Myanmar.

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    Jun 20

    : At the HR Council, the High Commissioner raised concerns about Myanmar, here is the full text of its reply, "Myanmar calls on the international community, including the OHCHR, to see the situation in Rakhine more objectively and to be part of the solution."

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    Jun 20

    Exclusive: ⁦⁩ urges press freedom, cites case of jailed reporters

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    Jun 19

    Little Laila is being weighed at a UNICEF-supported health clinic for refugee children in Bangladesh.

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    Jun 20

    Important, well told story by on the impact the rains are having on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Only a third of some 45,000 people living in unsafe areas have been able to relocate.

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  8. Jun 20

    Pop Quiz: What do you call people who fled the conflict between the Myanmar Army and the KIA, and who now live in camps in Kachin State?

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    Jun 19

    LISTEN: On world refugee day listen to the DohAthan podcast on the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. With thanks to and

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    Jun 19

    On and everyday SWAN is in solidarity with networks and member organizations continuing to work tirelessly to support livelihoods of and compromised by active armed conflict

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    Jun 19

    "On World Refugee Day, we must all think about what more we can we do to help. The answer begins with unity and solidarity," says in his Message for World .

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    On World Refugee Day, I ask you to remember the millions who were forced to leave their homes. Their story is one of resilience, perseverance and courage. Ours must be of solidarity, compassion and action.
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  12. Jun 19

    Today, on , we rightly focus on the absolutely tragic situation in the refugee camps in . However, lets also spare a thought to the ongoing hardship faced by up to 600,000 still in . Their plight must not be forgotten.

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    Jun 18

    SWAN is marking the International Day of the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict and World Refugee Day with a series of visuals that highlights the context of Burma’s history and the devastating impacts it has had on women, refugees and IDPs.

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    Jun 19

    Addressing military impunity critical to protecting the more than 500,000 Rohingyas still living in Rakhine State. And to protect Kachin, Mon, Karen and others

    Important new numbers on in annual UNHCR Global Trends Report just been published: estimated 470,000 non-displaced stateless Rohingya remain in Rakhine State, in addition to more than 125,000 internally displaced Rohingya in IDP camps.
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  15. Jun 18

    Important new numbers on in annual UNHCR Global Trends Report just been published: estimated 470,000 non-displaced stateless Rohingya remain in Rakhine State, in addition to more than 125,000 internally displaced Rohingya in IDP camps.

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    Jun 18

    Record numbers, record needs. Please stand together via

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    Jun 18

    “Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security and a stain on our common humanity.”

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    Jun 18

    : According to the Government’s Department of Disaster Management (DDM), as of 17 June, 8,000 houses damaged or inundated, 23,000 people temporarily evacuated, 12,000 acres of farmland damaged, and 11 people have died due to floods & landslides.

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    Jun 17

    At night, solar-powered lamps protect women and girls amid armed conflict in ’s . Increased distribution responds to their needs.

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  20. Jun 18

    I am in Myitkyina this week to see first-hand the humanitarian situation in State, or at least the situation in locations I am actually authorized to visit. I am open to suggestions for places to go or people to meet! Please email me: peronp@un.org.

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