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	&quot;Progress has been made since my last visit one year ago ... However, we must all redouble our efforts to do more,&quot; said John Ging, Director of Operations in the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).</div>
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	&quot;The humanitarian situation is still unacceptably dire for far too many people,&quot; his statement added.</div>
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	Myanmar should address the needs of vulnerable people and provide them with basic humanitarian assistance, said Haoliang Xu, UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.</div>
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	&quot;More work is needed to improve relations between different ethnic groups in Rakhine and to find durable solutions for displaced people,&quot; he said.</div>
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	The UN representatives praised efforts by the Myanmar government and aid groups in Rakhine State, where inter-communal violence between Muslims and Buddhists since 2012 has left thousands of people homeless, most of them Muslims.</div>
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Myanmar government urged to redouble humanitarian efforts

Yangon - The United Nations on Thursday urged the Myanmar government and local aid organisations to continue humanitarian efforts in the violence-plagued western Rakhine state.