Burma
International Development
Sadiq Khan (Tooting, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Arakan State, Burma, since 1 June 2012; and if she will make a statement.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
According to the Rakhine (Arakan) State Government there are now a total of 69,551 Internally Displaced People in Sittwe, Maungdaw and Kyauktaw. At the request of the Government, humanitarian agencies are providing assistance and operating in line with the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. Priority sectors agreed upon by United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations include shelter, food, water and sanitation, health and nutrition, and protection.