After signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, during a period of five years, we convened the Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong for four times.
With many shops and offices closed, lower emission on roads, people are staying at home, local air quality has dramatically improved in Yangon Region amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
With rice harvest season approaching, a new risk brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic threatening the harvest and post-harvest of rice lies ahead of us. Farmes will harvest their rice about the end of October.
COVID-19 pandemic has posed several challenges on several fronts, bring mental health consequences of the pandemic for health workers working at frontlines and a vast majority of people struggling for livelihood and trying to adapt to the pandemic.
In order to recognize the older persons’ rights guaranteed by law, we must ensure that essential support services for communities do not put older persons and their care providers at risk.