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Cyclone Giri: Two Years On Strengthen the UN Rangoon mission’s activities in human rights protection, monitoring and reporting especially in the ethnic states. 8.4 To local NGOs and INGOs: Continue to evaluate and support the ongoing needs of Cyclone Giri affected communities; Continue to monitor and document to ensure that aid programmes are beneficial to the survivors and do not involve human rights abuses; ˆIncrease the co-operation between local inhabitants, NGOs and INGOs in assessment, emergency relief and recovery phases using extensive local networks and information sources; Give more prominence to local efforts in public communications; Improve co-ordination mechanisms and structures by resolving cultural constraints e.g. agenda setting, Arakanese/Burmese language to communicate; and More international support for capacity building of national staff in INGOs and of local partners. 8.5 To local and international media Expose the crimes of the local authorities, such as corruption, uneven aid distribution and theft, based on first-hand accounts of survivors and relief workers; and Highlight the ongoing difficulties faced by the Cyclone Giri affected communities. 8.6 To Burmese opposition groups Lobby and urge the international community to give more support to the Cyclone Giri affected communities; and Place political pressure on the Burmese Government to be more accountable and transparent in terms of disaster expenditure, urging them to spend more on rebuilding and rehabilitation efforts in Giri affected areas. 8.7 To ASEAN Monitor rights violations and prepare a study on the thematic issue of human rights violations during disasters in Myanmar (Art. 4.12, Terms of Reference, ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)); and See to it that Burma implements all signed and ratified ASEAN DRR agreements. Offer aid and supplies to ensure those affected by Giri can finally rebuild their communities. Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation (AHRDO) Founded on October 9, 2011, Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation (AHRDO) is a nonprofit independent organisation that monitors and documents human rights, environmental and cultural abuses in Arakan State, promotes the development of the Arakanese people through education inside and outside Arakan State and informs local and international communities about the impacts of development projects in Arakan State of western Burma (Myanmar). Our Vision AHRDO envisages development taking place in Arakan State which benefits the least advantaged Arakanese people, which protects our ecosystems, mitigates any negative environmental impacts and respects our culture and historic sites. We believe that these principles will be best upheld within a free and fully democratic Federal Union of Burma that respects human rights, equality and justice. Our Mission Our mission is to educate and inform local and international communities about the social, economic, 61
Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation political and cultural oppression faced by Arakanese people in development projects initiated by the Burmese government. Objectives 1) To raise awareness within Arakan State and internationally about the effects of development projects on Arakanese people by informing regional and international communities through lobbying and advocacy efforts focused on the social, political, and economic oppression, environmental degradation, and human rights violations occurring throughout Arakan State as a consequence of large-scale infrastructure development and natural resource extraction projects by the Burmese government and its project partners. 2) To equip Arakanese activists with systematic knowledge for how to effectively conduct lobbying and advocacy activities. 3) To forge solid networks with other human rights and development organisations worldwide for regional and international lobbying and advocacy. Our Activities Publications Public education Internal and external advocacy Cooperation and coordination with other organisations Networking and alliance building Awareness raising and mobilization Direct public actions (i.e. demonstrations, etc) Internal and external capacity building Protection and preservation of natural resources and ecosystems in Arakan State Departments In order to effectively and efficiently implement the activities and management of the organisation, AHRDO is organised into nine working departments. Each working department is made up of a director, deputy director, and staff members. Each working department serves a different role, based on its position, to contribute to the effective and efficient operation, leadership and management of AHRDO; these roles are clearly defined in the constitution of the organisation, and each position has responsibility for its specific activities that are detailed in the organisational website at http://www.arakanhrdo.org. These working departments are as follows: 1) Publicity and Information Department (PID) 2) Research and Documentation Department (RDD) 3) Health and Education Department (HED) 4) Literature and Cultural Department (LCD) 5) Human Rights and Development Department (HRDD) 6) Environmental and Ecosystem Protection Department (EEPD) 7) Organisational and Public Affairs Department (OPAD) 8) Women Affairs Department (WAD) 9) Finance and Management Department (FMD) 62
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