§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance she has made for the condition of internally displaced people in Myanmar. [157902]
§ Clare ShortThe situation for internally displaced people in Myanmar remains extremely vulnerable. Many of these people have taken refuge in remote, inaccessible238W and politically sensitive areas, making it difficult to conduct any detailed humanitarian assessment of their situation.
We are currently funding an international non-governmental organisation, Health Unlimited, to meet the emergency needs of displaced people in Kachin State, and we are providing core funding for United Nations humanitarian agencies and the Red Cross movement working inside Myanmar. Those agencies provide us with valuable information on the condition of internally displaced people in the country. In addition, my officials plan to visit the region in the coming months to look at the humanitarian situation in Myanmar and on the Thai/Myanmar border in more detail.