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<p>According to UN OCHA Rakhine is one of the least developed areas in Burma and has
the highest poverty rate in the country. Inter-communal violence in 2012 led to the
displacement of approximately 145,000 people and as of June 2016 some 120,000 internally
displaced people remain in 39 camps or camp-like settings across Rakhine State. Prolonged
displacement and ongoing movement restrictions constrain access to essential services
like formal education, healthcare and livelihoods, and continue to cause increased
vulnerability and a high level of dependency on humanitarian aid. Despite positive
progress on establishing the Kofi Annan-led Rakhine Commission, there has not yet
been an improvement in the humanitarian situation in Rakhine. DFID and UK Government
officials continue to keep close track of the humanitarian situation in Rakhine and
visit the region frequently. DFID Ministers raised the plight of the Rakhine and the
rights of the Muslim community in meeting with the Burmese government on the most
recent visit.</p>
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