UNHCR provides life-saving relief supplies for earthquake survivors in Myanmar

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On 16 April, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a statement announcing the arrival of a critical humanitarian supplies via airlift in Yangon, Myanmar. 

The text of the UNHCR statement continues below.

The UNHCR-chartered flight, supported by Dubai Humanitarian, carried over 40,000 kilograms of life-saving aid for nearly 16,000 people affected by the deadly earthquake on 28 March. The plane took off from Dubai earlier today and arrived at the international airport in Yangon at 5:32 p.m. local time (1:02 p.m. Geneva time).