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Area Support Manager Rakhine Myanmar At Norwegian Refugee Council

Sittwe · Sittwe

Area Support Manager Rakhine Myanmar At Norwegian Refugee Council

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

What we are looking for We are looking for a highly qualified, experience and dynamic Area Support Manager to actively contribute to the response Area Office Strategy. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Myanmar. We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position. What you will do This role involves coordinating support function within a large Area Office supporting the Area Manager. As part of the senior man…Read Article

Area Support Manager Rakhine Myanmar At Norwegian Refugee Council

Sittwe · Sittwe

Area Support Manager Rakhine Myanmar At Norwegian Refugee Council

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

What we are looking for We are looking for a highly qualified, experience and dynamic Area Support Manager to actively contribute to the response Area Office Strategy. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Myanmar. We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position. What you will do This role involves coordinating support function within a large Area Office supporting the Area Manager. As part of the senior man…Read Article

Junta abducting youths for conscription on Yangon-Pathein Highway

Middle East · Sittwe

Junta abducting youths for conscription on Yangon-Pathein Highway

In recent days, the junta has carried out surprise abductions of young people around Dagon-Ayar Highway Bus Station in Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon Region, primarily targeting those traveling from the Ayeyarwady Region to Yangon, according to a witness. “Just yesterday, we saw junta soldiers arresting young people coming into Yangon from the Ayeyarwady Region. Some were extorted by the soldiers, and others were taken away with them. All of them …See the Story

Rakhine ethnic groups hold memorial ceremony for U U Hla Saw's death

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Massive Fire Ravages Rohingya IDP Camp in Sittwe, Leaves Thousands Homeless

By Camp Correspondent Say Tha Mar Gyi, Sittwe Township | May 3, 2025 A devastating fire tore through the Say Tha Mar Gyi IDP camp in Sittwe Township late on May 1, destroying nearly 480 makeshift shelters and displacing approximately 3,000 Rohingya residents, many of whom had already been living in extreme vulnerability since fleeing previous waves of violence in Myanmar. The cause of the fire remains unclear, but eyewitnesses said flames spread…Sittwe · Sittwe Read Article

Famine Pushes Family to Suicide Attempt in Sittwe IDP Camp; Father Dies

By: Camp Correspondent, Hafizur Rahman Sittwe, Arakan State | April 27, 2025 In a tragic incident that underscores the deepening humanitarian crisis in Arakan State, a Rohingya father has died after he and his family attempted to take their own lives by ingesting poison, driven by days of hunger and despair inside the Sittwe Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. The incident occurred on Sunday evening, when the family of four—desperately impo…Rohingya · Sittwe Read Article

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