URGENT ALERT August 25, 2017
Food Crisis in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
Kesan Community in Donghee Sub-township. Photo: SHANAH
IWGIA is deeply concerned about the food crisis in the remote Naga Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar (Northern Sagaing Region bordering India). IWGIA views the blockage of food supply as a gross violation of the right to food of the indigenous Naga communities in the area.
The mountainous townships of Lahe and Nanyun routinely deal with food shortages, particularly during wet season when routes are flooded, according to the Council of Naga Affairs (CNA). But this year, the situation has been intensified as the region struggles to cope with the aftermath of a measles outbreak, the destruction of more than 1,000 acres of paddy fields by insects, and military blocks on both sides of the borders cutting off supplies.
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