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The UNDP was formed on 16 December 1988 by Aung Gyi after he left the National League for Democracy, of which he had previously been the chairman. [1] The party contested 247 of the 485 seats in the 1990 general elections, [2] but received only 1.5% of the vote, the sixth-highest vote share, winning one seat – U Aung Thein in Ywangan.
Vaidhyanathaswamy Santhanam (31 July 1925 – 5 June 2019) was an Indian cotton scientist who worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a long term resident expert for cotton and project leader in Myanmar. He had served as a short term consultant to Vietnam as well. He was chairman of the expert review team of ...
Naw Ohn Hla is a prominent advocate for land rights and political prisoners, and has been imprisoned on more than ten occasions since 1989, as a result of her peaceful efforts to free political prisoners and assist Buddhist monks during the 2007 uprising.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) [note 1] is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity.
Alongside the National League for Democracy, it is one of Myanmar's two principal national parties. [4] USDP is the successor to the former ruling military junta's mass organisation, the Union Solidarity and Development Association , and serves as the electoral proxy of the Tatmadaw (military), which operates as a state within a state .
The Myanmar Red Cross, for example, does carry out red cross related duties, but is also considered as a potential reserve force in times of conflict, while the War Veterans' Organisation is a quasi-political society. The following is a list of social and non-governmental organisations in Myanmar:
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious and an environmental NGO in Myanmar. Although BANCA was officially recognized by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Union of Myanmar on 18 June 2004, BANCA has been active since 2002. BANCA's registered charity number is 1883.
In January 2013, footage obtained by the Free Burma Rangers and released to the world's media was instrumental in stopping continued Burmese military offensives against the Kachin Independence Army in the north of Myanmar. [6] At least one FBR team was present at the liberation of Mosul, Iraq, in 2017. [7] FBR is a Christian organization.