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What does the failure of humanitarianism in Gaza mean?
ODI.org 10 June 2025~ Written by. Freddie Carver
Hero image description: A Palestinian healthcare worker wades through the destroyed remains of a pharmaceutical warehouseImage credit:A Palestinian healthcare worker inspects the damage to a pharmaceutical warehouse after it was targeted by Israeli warplanes in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, in May 2025. Credit: Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock
Over the next fortnight, crucial discussions will be made in Geneva and New York that will shape the future of humanitarian action, as United Nations (UN) agencies and donor governments try to agree a way forwards after the sweeping cuts of the first half of 2025.
A fight is underway: on one side, those who recognise that this has to be the moment for long-awaited change; on the other, those who are trying to hold on to past ways of working. For anyone still uncertain about the right path, all they need to do is to look at the situation in Gaza.
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Exclusive: China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar
reuters.com By Naw Betty Han, Shoon Naing, Devjyot Ghoshal, Eleanor Whalley and Napat Wesshasartar
June 12, 20255:48 PM GMT+7Updated 5 days ago
Item 1 of 4 United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers march during a media display in Pansang, Wa territory in northeast Myanmar, October 4, 2016. Picture taken on October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
[1/4]United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers march during a media display in Pansang, Wa territory in northeast Myanmar, October 4, 2016. Picture taken on October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
- Summary
- Beijing-backed UWSA protecting new rare earth mines in Shan state, sources say
- Mines being run by Chinese-speaking operators
- China relies on Myanmar for rare earth imports but had recently faced some supply challenges
- Rare earths offer Beijing leverage in trade war with Washington
BANGKOK, June 12 (Reuters) – A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is wielding as a bargaining chip in its trade war with Washington.
China has a near-monopoly over the processing of heavy rare earths into magnets that power critical goods like wind turbines, medical devices and electric vehicles. But Beijing is heavily reliant on Myanmar for the rare earth metals and oxides needed to produce them: the war-torn country was the source of nearly half those imports in the first four months of this year, Chinese customs data show.
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