🧵1/21 The latest update to @LowyInstitute's Southeast Asia Aid Map tracks development finance to the region - with complete data from 2015 to 2022.
🙏With early access, I spent this Sunday investigating what it says about aid flows to #Myanmar since 2021.
Here's what I found:
Women fighting on Myanmar’s front lines: ‘I can’t stand the military’s injustice’
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Young women are playing a vital role in a revolution that has put the country’s military dictators on the defensive
Read more : https://t.co/1mMXtQ6CfX
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Violence Against Women in #Myanmar, 2023
- Comprehensive overview based on UN & other various research data.
- 1 in 5 women have witnessed violence in their neighbourhoods since #COVID19.
- Armed conflicts further heighten risks of gender-based violence.
HT: @the_MIMU
Did the 2022 #ASEAN Youth Development Index (#YDI)(released this week) find that #Myanmar's pace of post-coup development had accelerated when compared to 2013-2021?
Let's dive deeper.
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I have recently embarked on a new journey as an Advisory Board Member at Purple Feminist Group, an organization close to my heart. Joining their team is not only an honor but also a significant opportunity to make a positive impact in the realm of gender…https://t.co/pKMHpBq1gZ
@PlanAsiaPacific 1) who do you mean my Gov of Myanmar? SAC of Junta?
2) moving civilians to religious shelter is the effort of civilians themselves.
Please check you facts right!
The @NUGMyanmar unveils a chilling video report detailing the heartbreaking massacre in #Pazigyi village. Caution: the footage is graphic and may be upsetting for some viewers.
Myanmar is Still Fighting for Justice.
https://t.co/iggk7zP7a3
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#Myanmar
On Tuesday, #Myanmar Armed Forces carried out their deadliest attack on civilians since the coup.
More than 168 died – including children.
The UK strongly condemns this cowardly attack. It is against international law and totally indefensible.
We have called for @UN Security Council to meet on the #Myanmar military’s airstrike on a village hall where school children were dancing.
More than 130 people are dead - the deadliest attack since the coup.
This massacre is against international law and totally indefensible.
Being a woman at the forefront of social change in Myanmar can put you in a dark place. Activist-turned-opposition minister Ei Thinzar Maung says she receives at least 500 abusive messages a day. Hear her story and more in the latest episode of BBC Trending's #Trolled series: https://t.co/Ak9SwBmjge
#Myanmar was among the top 5 countries making better progress towards #SDG goals in the #AsiaPacific region since 2015, per @UNESCAP's latest report.
The 1 Feb 2021 military coup reversed this progress. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Read the full report here: https://t.co/oSv3LeNV1E
Bafflingly, the 2023 #WorldHappinessIndex reveals #Myanmar's rise from 130th in 2018 to 117th. Hard to believe happiness has grown post-coup. Am I misreading?
Full report: https://t.co/4Ncqpu6ZeV
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
@ACAPSproject's March Global Risk Analysis notes #Myanmar at high risk, w/ heightened military response following increased territorial control by pro-democracy forces, resulting in intensified conflict across most of the country; here's a quick summary 👇