“They are using food as a weapon,” a senior aid official told CNN.
“No official travel authorization has been granted to humanitarian partners to implement activities outside of Sittwe township since November 2023,” a senior aid official told CNN.
The UN aid officials made clear in their meetings, which have not been previously reported, that the status quo is unacceptable, the sources said.
A World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Maungdaw was looted and burned in June, depriving that community of urgently needed food aid.
A senior UN aid official in Myanmar blamed the funding shortfall in part on international apathy.
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