InterAction Myanmar Mission Report: May 2017

The risks faced by certain sections of the civilian population in Myanmar are significant including, for example, exposure to indiscriminate use of force by parties to conflict in areas where civilians live, deliberate destruction of civilian property, displacement (and repeated displacement), physical assault and coercion at an individual level, including gender-based violence, and systematic discrimination and deliberate deprivation of access to resources and services. Curtailed civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights can make it difficult to sustain life and cope, resulting in acute humanitarian need, negative coping mechanisms, and dependence on aid.

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