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MYANMAR - Access constraints in Rakhine state OVERVIEW KEY MESSAGES

18 Nov 2024

During this time, the AA and the Tatmadaw, under the authority of the State equipped to navigate the challenges and reach populations in need. [...] In the lead-up to the 2021 coup, Rakhine continued to experience instability, with • The escalations since November 2023 have resulted in the isolation of Buthidaung, sporadic clashes between the military and ethnic armed organisations (EAOs), leaving the Maungdaw, and Rathedaung townships in northern Rakhine and the capital, Sittwe, from population vulnerable to further displacement and suffering. [...] The Rohingya in Rakhine face a deteriorating humanitarian crisis alongside rising levels of insecurity, forced conscription into the Tatmadaw, movement restrictions, and clashes The weakening of the Tatmadaw in Rakhine by the AA has prompted the Tatmadaw to shift between Rohingya communities (USIP 08/05/2024; KII 28/10/2024). [...] Since the escalation of violence in November 2023, the Tatmadaw and the AA have closed Members of ethnic minority groups, including the Rohingya, face significant movement rivers and waterways in the areas they control. [...] The time-limited nature of TAs, coupled with lengthy port clearance processes, has also resulted in the expiry of TAs by the Because of the severe restrictions on the entry of goods into Rakhine state and the subsequent time goods are cleared (KII 31/10/2024).
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