Myanmar Emergency
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The UN Refugee Agency is on the ground and responding to the cyclone which struck the South-East Asian nation, leaving death and widespread devastation in its wake.
The cyclone has affected more than 2.4 million people with tens of thousands dead and hundreds of thousands without shelter.
Since the relief operation began, nine flights and one truck convoy carrying UNHCR relief items have arrived in Myanmar To date we have provided: 27,575 plastic sheets, 59,820 blankets, 22,336 kitchen sets, 67,600 mosquito nets, 87 plastic rolls and 200 tents.
It is estimated that some 150,000 persons will have benefited from the items delivered.
UNHCR is looking to provide assistance for a total of 250,000 people.
Upon arrival in Yangon, relief items have been transferred quickly to international NGOs for distribution in the cyclone affected areas.
UNHCR's emergency team has been supporting the existing Myanmar-based staff to bolster the office's capacity to receive and distribute the tons of relief items which have arrived and carry out assessments in the affected areas.
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Although the UN Refugee Agency is not usually involved in natural disaster relief, it has responded to the cyclone crisis because of the scale of the devastation, the urgent needs of the victims and the proximity of its relief supplies to Myanmar.
UNHCR is part of the joint UN emergency response to the cyclone and is the lead agency for shelter in the initial phase. We will provide shelter for 250,000 people affected by the disaster.
UNHCR has been operating in Myanmar for more than 2 decades and has extensive experience working with the government and other partners in delivery of aid. UNHCR has 70 staff on the ground in the country.
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