Press Release: Humanitarian aid for victims of inter-communal violence in Burma/Myanmar

The European Commission is increasing by one million euros its funding for victims of recent inter-communal violence in Rakhine state in Burma/Myanmar. Thousands of people have been left homeless by the fresh outbreak.

The extra €1 million will be used to provide food to the victims and will be implemented by the World Food Programme, which is already active in the area.

The announcement brings the total Commission's humanitarian funding in 2012 for helping the people of Rakhine State to €8 million. More than 110,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since June, mostly Rohingya Muslims.

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