British Minister calls on international community to work together to tackle Burma’s forgotten crises
Development Minister Alan Duncan meets Aung San Suu Kyi. Picture: Tim Mitzman www.gov.uk June 18, 2013 Press release UK humanitarian support is making a difference in Burma but more needs to be done by the international community Greater efforts must be made to help vulnerable people at risk from flooding and disease in Burma’s Rakhine and Kachin States and support peace talks to resolve Burma’s inter-communal conflicts, Development Minister Alan Duncan has said on a visit to Burma. In Burma, Alan Duncan met senior ministers in the Burmese government, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, ethnic leaders and civil society groups to discuss how the UK can help to support peace talks to resolve Burma’s inter-communal conflicts and help with the country’s continued development. During a visit to Rakhine, one year on from the start of violence that has seen 140,000 mostly Rohingya Muslims displaced from their homes, the minister saw how British support has already hel...