By Andy Brown, Communication Specialist, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office
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Thu Zar (right) studies with a friend in a
classroom at Thea Chaung IDP camp
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Hlaing Hlaing Oo (left) studies in a Grade 6
class at Mingan School
©UNICEF Myanmar/2015/Myo Thame |
Rakhine State is one of the poorest and most isolated parts of Myanmar, and suffers from complex humanitarian needs and unaddressed development needs. Already marked by a high rate of poverty, the socioeconomic situation in Rakhine further deteriorated in 2012 following the outbreak of violence between majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities, which displaced many Muslim communities, who were relocated in controlled camps.
